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It's OK to Give Shareholders Access to Outside Directors

Harvard Business Review

Diversity of opinions, rather than indicating board dysfunction, may also give shareholders confidence that the board is tackling important issues holistically and not plagued by groupthink.

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Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers

Harvard Business Review

” In other words, they didn’t want to hear the groupthink. Not restricted by the compliance department of a bank, he was able to give an unbridled perspective to my client, who was most appreciative. And most of my asset manager clients were looking for something different: “Give me a contrarian perspective.”

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Three Tips For Overcoming Your Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

As we move through life, we all keep a running record, at least at some level in our memory banks, of what worked, what didn’t, and why. To overcome “groupthink” start with hiring. Fighting groupthink should start at the hiring stage. To cure hindsight bias, keep a diary. It’s pretty funny stuff.

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You Are What You Eat … And What You Read

Frank Sonnenberg Online

It’s very easy to get caught up in groupthink. Everything you learn is like money in the bank. For example, if you believe you’re going to be successful , you’re going to view your prospects differently than if you think people like me never stand a chance. The problem is, what makes you think that others are wiser than you?

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Want to Build Resilience? Kill the Complexity

Harvard Business Review

Confronting this ambiguity, the pilots appear to have reverted to rote training procedures that likely made the situation worse: they banked into a climb designed to avoid further danger, which also slowed the plane's airspeed and sent it into a stall. Each of these safety features, however, also increases the complexity of the whole.