Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

In one example Grant notes, “It was only when they began thinking about the task and then deliberately procrastinated that they considered more remote possibilities and generated more creative ideas. Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. Our audience needs more exposure to accept them.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 25, 2019

The idea of gathering + listening to information that comes from a wide variety (scanning and diversity); allowing-allotting the team to avoid discussing application or synthesis for as long as possible. Example: The decision to be made: How will we retain staff that is 35 and younger? Antonym Decision-Making Matrix. What is it?

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LDRLB

JANUARY 18, 2012

One fascinating example is that of Abraham Lincoln. This “team of rivals” was able to provide a variety of perspectives and create a tension over the solutions that avoided the traditional, yes-man saturated groupthink sessions that marked so many other president’s cabinets.

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Team Groupthink Creativity Diversity 128

LDRLB

JANUARY 18, 2012

One fascinating example is that of Abraham Lincoln. This “team of rivals” was able to provide a variety of perspectives and create a tension over the solutions that avoided the traditional, yes-man saturated groupthink sessions that marked so many other president’s cabinets. Leadership burkus creativity lincoln'

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Scroll for more Shortcut to start of content The public expects institutions and big businesses to show high standards of leadership and management. We’ve seen toxic cultures allowed to flourish in large and high-profile organisations, erratic leadership behaviours, groupthink and boardrooms struggling to maintain control.

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Learning-by-Doing Leadership Styles Education Training 105

Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Leadership is not an easy task, and even the best leaders are susceptible to errors in thinking that can hinder decision-making and, ultimately, organizational success. Recognizing and avoiding these pitfalls can significantly enhance leadership effectiveness. This can result in poor decision-making and a lack of innovative thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2017

Last month, in an unprecedented show of solidarity, 150 CEOs from the world’s leading companies banded together to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and, through an online platform, shared best practices for doing so.

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Ryan Stephenson Groupthink Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

This is what “inclusive leadership” really looks like. But inclusiveness is about more than gender, racial or cultural diversity. This doesn’t mean groupthink. Inclusive leadership also requires an emotional skill-set: the ability to recognize emotion, to understand what’s being felt and why, and to use emotion effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

In addition, shareholders don’t necessarily want directors and management to speak “with one voice” (another commonly cited reason for assigning shareholder engagement to the CEO) and value diversity of views that may suggest a board is looking at important matters holistically and has not succumbed to groupthink.

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CEO Groupthink Sharpe Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2015

Others, perhaps driven by their own narcissism, pick people who are like them, which kills diversity and breeds groupthink. For example, Edmunds , a sort of TripAdvisor for cars, uses personality tests to identify the most promising candidates for its executive team.

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Team Groupthink Emotional Intelligence Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

” For example, leaders are more likely to talk about deadlines, objectives, and effectiveness than values such as integrity, respect, and compassion. For example, most people find it worse to blatantly lie than simply to withhold the truth. Over time, this can license unethical conduct. Make it a group effort.

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Meyer Ethics Self-aware Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Indeed, being data-driven has joined the ranks of “innovative”, “diverse”, and “socially responsible” as the one of most laudable features of organizational culture, at least if we go by company websites. Instead, celebrate critical thinking, curiosity, and the deeper desire to question things.

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Team Groupthink Training Diversity 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2015

It can also increase the diversity of the people you hire, which has been shown to increase a firm’s competitive advantage. Here’s an example. To avoid the groupthink trap, set the vote cell font color to white, thus obscuring the votes from other team members.

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