Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. To explain further, in a crisis, using diverse perspectives enables the unthinkable to be brought to the table, it avoids groupthink and enables more effective solutions. Which might yours be?

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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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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’ve seen toxic cultures allowed to flourish in large and high-profile organisations, erratic leadership behaviours, groupthink and boardrooms struggling to maintain control. The 2023 CMI President’s Dinner was a chance to reflect on these issues and, on a more positive note, to celebrate examples of truly inspirational leadership.

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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. And then there are great sports examples, including Kyle Busch’s amazing six-man NASCAR pit crew. You can and should create an A-team.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

To best leverage worldwide creative talent, Reliance MediaWorks operates a global network of creative centers located in Burbank, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and across India. Polycentric innovation won't work in organizations that promote groupthink. You can't run your global R&D operations from headquarters in Mumbai.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

And we don't just adjust perceptions of our own safety, but of others' as well: for example, motorists have been found to pass more closely to bicyclists wearing helmets than those that don't, betting (incorrectly) that helmets make cyclists safer than they actually do. One of the pioneers in this effort is, counterintuitively, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Pepsi Refresh failed because it had no relevance to the brand’s operations or heritage. But consider the example of American Express and its long-running Open Forum initiative. Given AmEx’s operations, consumer base, and resources, it’s well positioned to do so. Finally, every successful community creates passionate platforms.

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