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Widen Your Idea Lens to Generate Worthwhile Ideas

CEO Insider

Groupthink is stealth. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) combat groupthink, which is a mode of thinking that occurs when individuals of a highly cohesive, insular group or an in-group strive for consensus and might avoid or override alternate viewpoints, ideas, actions, or dissent.

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How SWOT Analysis Harms Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Groupthink. One particularly big problem is known as groupthink , where groups tend to coalesce around the opinions of a powerful leader. Martha, the CEO of a Midwestern healthcare company for whom I started consulting in early 2016, showed me her SWOT analysis from mid-2015.

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Creating and Leading High Performing Teams

Lead Change Blog

That can result in groupthink. At Intel, former CEO Andy Grove, demanded that his people argue and debate the issue, but once a decision is made, each team member had to fully support the decision. Conflicts occur and are handled in a professional manner. There is a foundation of trust and psychological safety. Disagree and commit.

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How Would You Put Your Organization Out of Business?

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Among the things he discussed in his keynote was how to combat groupthink. Groupthink may be the most dangerous force running rampant within organizations today. Here’s a definition of it from Psychology Today : Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and coherence over accurate analysis and critical evaluation.

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2017 Compilation

Leading Blog

HBR: Why We Keep Hiring Narcissistic CEOs. Unleashing Creativity And Avoiding Groupthink by Michelle M Smith via @octanner. The Key Traits that Separate CEOs from other Senior Executives via @ChiefExecGrp Chief Executive magazine. Speaking Effectiveness: Solid Reasons to Moderate Your Energy by @KateNasser.

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Are You Ready for Recovery?

Leading Blog

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. Danielle Grant is a Director of LeaderShape Global with many years’ experience coaching and facilitating programs at CEO and Director level.

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Navigating the Mental Minefield: A Guide for Leaders

Mark Sanborn

In Practice: A CEO convinced that remote work hampers productivity may only acknowledge studies supporting this view, while ignoring evidence to the contrary. In Practice: A CEO might insist on continuing an unprofitable venture simply because substantial resources have already been invested.