Do you think that encouraging your team members to participate in the decision making process is a good leadership quality?

Absolutely yes                                         .

 

These decisions may involve assimilating a huge amount of information, exploring many different ideas, and drawing on many strands of experience. And the consequences of the right or wrong decision may be profound for the team and the organization. So, should leaders be decisive, think the issues through on their own, and take firm action? In some cases, no. There's a limit to how much information any one individual can process, and a limit on how many perspectives one person can see. Many decisions need full group participation to explore the situation, provide input, and make a final choice. As you've probably seen, groups can often make better decisions than any one person operating on his or her own. This is one of the main reasons that good companies have boards, to which important decisions are taken. What's more, many decisions need "buy-in" from the people affected by them if they're to be implemented successfully, and it's hard to get this buy-in if people haven't been involved in the decision-making process. The problem is that when you bring other people into the decision-making process, you need to approach decisions differently. These approaches vary, depending on a number of different factors, including: The type of decision. The time and resources available. The nature of the task being worked on. The environment the group wants to create. The amount of buy-in needed. Understanding why and how best to organize decisions for your team is an important skill. We'll show you some key tools that you can use when you want to involve your whole team in the decision-making process. The Challenge of Team Decisions Using team input is challenging, and it takes preparation and time. As the saying goes, if you put three people together in a room, you'll often get four opinions. People can often see issues differently – and they all have different experiences, values, personalities, styles, and needs. Team decision-making strategies should therefore be used when you want to get participation and achieve consensus.

This practice will definitely helps in making good business decisions. Open communication can lead to success. 

If you believe in the "Participative maangement" the answer is a big YES.................  

Of course. Involving team members in decision making process will enhance their sense of belonging and responsibility towards team. It would add confidence as well. 

Yes sure, it will help to the other team member to learn and develop his skills

Of course, It encourage them, Develop them, & let them take their responsibilities better

self confidence....team spirit.....trust.....  it's leadership.

Yes. It is one good quality of the leader, as today's team member is the tomorrow's leader.

And it is one good trait of the leader that giving an opportunity to the member is beneficial for the mutual growth and help's in making right decision as well.

Yes and - unless you have locked yourself up in a glass house - a very required quality 

Yes indeed. It also creates an opportunity for learning and developing.