Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of team decisions.

When teams take time to make decisions by consensus or unanimity, they gain special advantages over those relying more on individual or minority decision methods. The process of making a True team decision makes more information, knowledge, and expertise available. It expands the number of action alternatives that are examined and helps to avoid getting trapped by tunnel vision and considering only one or a few options. Team decisions also increase understanding and acceptance by members. This helps build commitments of members to work hard to implement the decisions they have made together.
The potential disadvantages of team decision making trace largely to the difficulties with group process. When many people are trying to make a team decision, it can be hard to reach agreement and there may be social pressure to conform. There may be minority domination, where some members feel forced or "railroaded" to accept a decision advocated by one vocal individual or small coalition. And, the time required to make team decisions can sometimes be a disadvantage. As more people are involved in the dialogue and discussion, decision making takes longer. This added time may be costly, even prohibitively so, in certain circumstances.