{"id":21908,"date":"2020-12-26T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=21908"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T23:25:29","slug":"healthy-debate-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/healthy-debate-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Debate Culture Is Essential for Radical Candor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is a healthy debate culture? How can you ensure a lively and honest discussion without it devolving into an argument?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A culture of radical candor needs a healthy debate culture. Ideas can be discussed and improved, but people have to be able to debate issues without feelings getting hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for six methods to build a healthy debate culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of a Healthy Debate Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debate is an essential step in getting good results. When ideas can be discussed and improved, it leads to better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a> and easier persuasion of the people who are going to execute or be affected by the decision. <\/strong>Some bosses think it\u2019s better to make decisions on behalf of their team\u2014it\u2019s quicker and avoids the friction that often comes with debate\u2014but not allowing team members to debate and talk through decisions creates distrust and feelings of being \u201cleft out,\u201d which will make it harder to persuade people to future decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the boss, you don\u2019t need to be in every debate. However, you do need to foster a healthy debate culture among your team. <em>Healthy debate culture<\/em> doesn\u2019t imply debates where there\u2019s no real friction or big ideas to wrestle with. It means that debate is structured in such a way that it makes sense, is respectful, and doesn\u2019t take too much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-energy\/\">emotional energy<\/a> out of your team. There are six ways that you can help create a healthy debate culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Six Methods to Support Productive Debates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #1: Make sure ego isn\u2019t getting in the way of good ideas. <\/strong>Often, conversation around finding the best<em> <\/em>answer gets derailed by people\u2019s egos and the need to be right or \u201cwin.\u201d If you sense that people are starting to focus on winning instead of finding an answer, your job is to remind everyone of the goal, and redirect the conversation in a productive direction. There are several ways to save an ego-driven conversation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, set up clear rules before debates, such as no interruptions, or no giving criticism without adding an idea. Then, be quick to stop anyone who claims an idea as \u201ctheirs\u201d instead of involving the whole team, or uses the opinions of absent people to bolster their opinion\u2014such as in saying, \u201c<em>We<\/em> don\u2019t think that\u2019s the right direction for this project.\u201d Finally, have team members switch their position on an issue halfway through the debate\u2014knowing that they\u2019ll have to argue against themselves makes people put aside their egos and listen more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #2: Establish the expectation of disagreement. <\/strong>A healthy debate doesn\u2019t happen when everyone around the table is in agreement\u2014make it clear that you expect <em>someone<\/em> to consider the issue from a different perspective. If simply asking your team to disagree won\u2019t work, you can use a prop to represent the expectation of disagreement. When there isn\u2019t enough debate happening, hand over the prop (and the duty to disagree) to a team member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #3: Know when to take a break. <\/strong>Your debate may reach a point where everyone is too tired\u2014physically, mentally, or emotionally\u2014to productively contribute. It\u2019s unlikely that pushing your team past this point will result in a good outcome. Team members might start bickering instead of debating, or a decision will be made just to end the meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s your job to know your team members well enough to see when they are approaching this point, make the call to stop the debate, and decide when to pick it back up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #4: Know your audience. <\/strong>Recognize that you might have team members who don\u2019t like debate\u2014they might be anxious about speaking up, or find the practice too aggressive or direct. If you know your team members well enough, you\u2019ll be able to see when they\u2019re not comfortable with the debate atmosphere, and you can jump in to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ease debate discomfort by making the goals and expectations of the debate clear from the beginning, which diminishes anxiety about how things will go or how it will end, and use your ground rules, such as no criticism without contribution, to show that it\u2019s a safe space for speaking up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #5: Set a deadline for your decision. <\/strong>Everyone needs to have the same expectations for when a decision will be reached\u2014otherwise, there will be tension between those who want to think for a bit before making a decision and those who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-decisive\/\">make a decision<\/a> at the end of the meeting. Mark a decision deadline for each of your debate topics, so everyone is aware from the beginning when decisions are expected to happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method #6: Don\u2019t make a decision just to end the debate. <\/strong>When a debate\u2019s been dragging on for a long time, it\u2019s tempting to make a decision just so that it will end\u2014as the leader, you\u2019re the one who will be expected or pressured to pull the trigger on this decision. Remember that your job is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/support-your-team\/\">support your team<\/a> members by taking breaks, setting new rules, or redirecting conversation so <em>they<\/em> can see <em>their<\/em> debates through to the end. Don\u2019t take agency away from them by making a quick decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a healthy debate culture? How can you ensure a lively and honest discussion without it devolving into an argument? 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