{"id":2015,"date":"2014-09-25T00:26:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T04:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrencemetz.com\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:51:07","slug":"common-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/common-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing Common Purpose Provides the Secret to Building Consensus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Always remember, to ask WHY before WHAT before HOW when you want to lead a group of people to shared understanding.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Success begins with developing common ground as to WHY a group has come together to plan, analyze, or design. Use of our <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/purpose-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purpose Tool<\/a> quickly builds an integrated viewpoint that coalesces the intent and purpose behind anything&#8212;from a \u00a0large organization to a small product or process.\u00a0 Appealing to WHY something exists leads to meaningful suggestions about WHAT to do to support the purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2016\" style=\"width: 366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/common-purpose.png\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2016\" class=\"wp-image-2016 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/common-purpose.png\" alt=\"Establishing Common Purpose Provides the Secret to Building Consensus\" width=\"356\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/common-purpose.png 356w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/common-purpose-143x300.png 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Common Purpose<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Create clear <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/single-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deliverables<\/a> before your meeting, but start your meeting either building or confirming the purpose of the object of your deliverables. For example, if creating a simple decision about a gift for someone, determine the purpose of the gift first. Next prompt for gift ideas and decision criteria. Some in the group may be serious while others could treat the gift as a \u201cgag\u201d (i.e., comedic relief). Best to reach an understanding about the purpose of the gift before launching into gift ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Support the Purpose<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Contrasting the abstract with the concrete yields insight into the simple difference between WHAT and HOW. WHAT groups may need includes decisions, plans, and amplified understanding. Any discussion about deliverables such as <a title=\"Decision-Making: Stay Focused on Strategic, Operational, OR Tactical Issues\" href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/voting\/\">decisions<\/a>, <a title=\"Facilitative Tools That Help Build Team Charters and Project Plans\" href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/planning-agenda\/\">plans<\/a>, and <a title=\"How to Facilitate Quick and Simple Prioritization Using a PowerBall Method\" href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/perceptual-map\/\">prioritization<\/a> should always appeal to WHAT is required to support WHY the\u00a0common purpose exists and align with WHY it is important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Likewise, detailed design and HOW things get done may also appeal to WHY it exists. In a safety-sensitive culture, for example, the risk of injury and potential damage to health, safety, or environment must be reconciled with WHY something exists. To prevent 100 percent <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/real-win-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risk<\/a> abatement may be too expensive, so strive to reduce as much potential injury as common sense, timing, and budget allow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities every day during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always remember, to ask WHY before WHAT before HOW when you want to lead a group of people to shared understanding. Success begins with developing common ground as to WHY a group has come together to plan, analyze, or design. 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