The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 27, 2022

Diversity has long been recognized in terms of its importance to things like innovation and creativity, with research from MIT showing how cognitive diversity improves the profitability of organizations. Such diversity can have costs, however, as paper from Wharton illustrates. Constructive disagreement.

Diversity 102

Diversity Committee Construction Groupthink 102

Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A manager only listens to team members who agree with them, neglecting diverse opinions that could offer a new perspective. Groupthink In an environment where conformity is valued over critical thinking, leaders may disregard their own views or skepticism to avoid conflict. Also know as “throwing good money after bad money.”

Dunning 86

Dunning Consensus Groupthink Charisma 86

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Most professionals build their network over time through proximity — people from your business school study group, or colleagues from your current company or past jobs. First, if your network has become too narrow, you limit your options in case of a career change, or a downturn in your company or industry.

Industry 8

Industry Venture Capitalist Bond Groupthink 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

This proprietary model analyzes six critical team competencies: Balance: How well a team understands the importance of diversity of skills and strengths and is willing to incorporate them. Teams low in diversity often succumb to groupthink; they agree with each other too quickly and fail to consider novel courses of action.

Team 8

Team How To Efficiency Groupthink 8