Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2017
In my view, the #1 killer element is groupthink. That phenomenon, first described by Jerry B Harvey in his article ‘The Abilene Paradox’, highlighted his views on consensus inertia. Ensure your team consensus is real, rather than imagined, by regularly reflecting on the values that underpin your declared purpose. What to do now?
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
It takes time to develop trust, learn to collaborate, and understand each other’s thinking styles and behavior patterns. That can result in groupthink. In other cases, group consensus or majority rule is used to make the decision. Strive to reach consensus. Teams, like personal relationships, go through stages.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Leading Blog
APRIL 3, 2020
A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. The Transpersonal Touchstone Explored. Here is one example from a leader.
Leading Blog
MAY 8, 2019
Best Idea, Not Consensus. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. That to create effective teams, you need to understand and pay attention to these human values. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 25, 2012
In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Suffice it to say, we dislike consensus-based "Groupthink" as much as the next person.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Yale psychologist Irving Janis used the debacle to coin the term “groupthink,” which refers to a psychological drive for consensus at any cost that suppresses dissent and appraisal of alternatives. Two days later, the group presents the fully developed alternatives to President Kennedy, who chooses to pursue the blockade.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 30, 2011
Ultimately, enough hateful content has been published to show that the online mob has developed a case of groupthink that at times seemed to parallel the mob mentality that fueled the riot itself. We must answer open questions about when and how our social information can be used. Is it whenever the information is posted publicly?
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
272 
Let's personalize your content