Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

Those who are driven by their ego, for example, will take center stage and proclaim to have the answers, ignoring or side-lining the experts who could give a more realistic assessment of a situation, managing people’s expectations. Leaders with the right temperament and character are necessary during times of uncertainty. McKinsey.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

How to Get a Dose of Reality It’s always healthy to practice some uncertainty and park your ego at the door by thinking, “Perhaps I’m wrong about this.” Determine whether a decision is based on sound rationale or is being swayed by groupthink. Unwilling to evaluate whether circumstances changed since a decision was made. Always right.

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How To Groupthink Uncertainty Learning-by-Doing 118

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

There is an old cartoon I often show to the managers I work with. When I probe junior managers about this dynamic, they usually explain that their caution reflects their uncertain status. Early in my career, I was sympathetic to that analysis. Early in my career, I was sympathetic to that analysis. Everyone’s hand is up.

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Politics Groupthink Commitment Price 12