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How to Avoid Groupthink and Let Your Employees Truly Shine

HR Digest

If you’ve ever agreed to a decision at work even when you believe it to be the worst move your company could make, you need to learn how to avoid groupthink. But what is groupthink? Image credit – Freepik What is Groupthink?

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How to Avoid 3 Big Mistakes About Being Biased

Lead Change Blog

Bias mistake #2: Believing that training eliminates bias. Because the preference for competitiveness is ingrained and viewed as a positive, training about not discriminating won’t help because the inclination isn’t seen as bias but rather as just “fitting in.”. “An Groupthink says it’s brash extroverts that make the company thrive.

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CMI Highlights – 14 February

Chartered Management Institute

This week, articles in Forbes Poland and Fortune China referenced CMI findings that 82% of managers who enter management positions have not had the relevant training. She also offers advice in The Times on how to overcome “groupthink,” where leaders remain unchallenged and team members withhold their views. Play clip ].

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Don’t Hire For Culture Fit

LDRLB

The idea is that if someone is a good fit for your company culture, you can train them on the skills they need. No matter how much training you give them, you can’t really change someone’s personality. You’ve probably heard the advice: “Don’t hire for skills, hire for culture fit.”. But the reverse isn’t always true.

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Don’t Hire For Culture Fit

LDRLB

The idea is that if someone is a good fit for your company culture, you can train them on the skills they need. No matter how much training you give them, you can’t really change someone’s personality. You’ve probably heard the advice: “Don’t hire for skills, hire for culture fit.”. But the reverse isn’t always true.

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Train Your Employees to Think Like Hackers

Harvard Business Review

Companies that want to help their employees become better stewards of cybersecurity need to go beyond regular trainings on password security and other basic protocols. The best way to train employees to defend against hackers is to teach them how to think like one.

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The Problem-Solving Process That Prevents Groupthink

Harvard Business Review

First, few people get training in how to be creative in their education. There are two reasons most of us aren’t very good at creative problem solving. Second, few people understand group dynamics well enough to harness their power to help groups maximize their creativity.