Do you ask for your staff opinion when making decisions?

[Heatman]

If you're have a group of staff working on your forum, probably they are under your payroll, when you're making decisions on how to run your forum, do you usually ask for their opinions before finally making your decisions or do you just decide and tell them what to do? I have been a staff for a forum owner who never asked for his staffs opinions on anything.

 

[Cedric]

Definitely ask for their input. In the end the decisions lay with the board administrators but you need to be on the same line with your staff.

 

[Anachiwo]

If you have a staff team working for you, it's reasonable to ask for their opinions on something you want to do. No one knows everything, you can be able to learn a few things from them.

 

[Heatman]

Definitely ask for their input. In the end the decisions lay with the board administrators but you need to be on the same line with your staff.

I wonder why someone would hire staffs he's not going to discuss his plans with? If he or she can do it all, there's no need for hiring anyone to begin with. It just doesn't add up.

 

[Nomad]

I always take suggestions from my staff members, however, when it comes to making a decision I do it myself. I don't do anything just because someone suggested doing it. I don't want to put the blame on other people if the decision fails

 

[Ronald]

If you're have a group of staff working on your forum, probably they are under your payroll, when you're making decisions on how to run your forum, do you usually ask for their opinions before finally making your decisions or do you just decide and tell them what to do? I have been a staff for a forum owner who never asked for his staffs opinions on anything.

I think it is ideal to ask different people on their opinions about a certain topic. This is because, you are liable to forget about a tiny detail, which may be picked up by someone and subsequently steer the forum in the right direction.

 

[ladyquack]

I usually talk to my staff and discuss any ideas I have before finalizing them.

 

[Daniel-cash]

As a leader it's important to ask for the opinion of your staff before making a decision. I see a lot of the leaders and forum owners make decision without input from their staffs and members of their forum. This is not too good. There was a time a forum owner make changes to his forum and none of his staff can explain why he did that when they were approach.

 

[ClicketyKat]

Yes, for the most part, unless is truly an egregious offense, I'll ask the others. Sometimes I might take things in a way that isn't meant to be a flame, so I'll ask and see who agrees. Flaming is our biggest rule violation on the Christian forum I run. I don't have a lot of staff, but that's okay because it means less opinions!

 

[Shortie]

Yes, I will always ask my staff their opinion on an idea I have for the forum, and we will always discuss it before anything is put into place or before anything is changed. I feel that if you are running a forum with staff then you should treat them equal and let them in on ideas that you have so that they can have their say. If you trust them enough to be staff and if they enjoy your forum enough to be staff, then they should be allowed to voice their opinions and ideas too.

 

[Reverie]

I definitely ask the staff for their opinion. I chose them to be a part of the team for one reason or another and that probably means I value their input.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I currently don't have other staff on my forum yet, but once I do hire some I will definitely talk to them before making any decisions for the forum. You should keep your staff in the loop whenever you wish to make changes to the community, in fact they may be able to offer some helpful advice!

 

[Cory]

I've been flying solo for years now on jCodes and I'm always seeking the opinions of my member base because of that. If I had staff members, I'd treat their opinion the same as the member base where I value their opinion to make room for improvement to try and better the community.

 

[guyyanthony]

No, if i know it will benefit the forums future i will do it, but if i'm unsure i will approach the staff and ask what their thoughts are and go from there

 

[Heatman]

I definitely ask the staff for their opinion. I chose them to be a part of the team for one reason or another and that probably means I value their input.

It's the right thing to do because when you hired them, you were convinced they have something to offer towards the growth and good management of your forum.