Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

That can result in groupthink. Some basic operating rules related to communications include: One person speaks at a time. Some basic operating rules related to making decisions include: Fully consider all options. There is a foundation of trust and psychological safety. Say what’s on your mind. Criticize ideas, not people.

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Team Consensus Groupthink Efficiency 343

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.

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McKinsey Emotional Intelligence Crisis Self-aware 294

Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

This is why the Imposter Syndrome bedevils us more and more as we rise higher in an organization or move out farther away from organizational groupthink into entrepreneurship to take on more accountability and (potentially) make more costly mistakes. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared CEO activism needs a modern-day blueprint.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 386

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Many of us are familiar with the hazards of Groupthink - when teams or organizations operate on autopilot and feel a general false sense of invulnerability. One strategy that can significantly help teams avoid the dangers of Groupthink and successfully respond to emerging threats and opportunities is to create structured debates.

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Groupthink Team Consensus Christensen 8

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. You can read a profile of the Timpson CEO here , including his pioneering work in recruiting prison-leavers. In 2023, many fell below those standards.

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Learning-by-Doing Leadership Styles Education Training 105

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

I recall an instance as President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) when I was informed by my security chief — he and I both held top secret security clearances — that one of our journalists had once worked undercover for a hostile intelligence service. Or insist that the author do so him/herself?

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Groupthink Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

When David O’Reilly became Chairman and CEO in 2000, he insisted that DQ become mandatory on all capital expenditures over $50 million. And in operations, where decisions are made almost daily, the result was, in effect, continuous improvement. Conversely, autocratic leaders can simply impose their will.

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