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. Values should fit with the team’s communication, both internally and externally. So what is that profound issue, that killer component?

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Abilene Paradox Groupthink Consensus Restructuring 272

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

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. This allows them to take a pause, stand back and allow the distributed responsibilities to be exercised by teams that they have assembled, using all these capacities.

McKinsey 294

McKinsey Emotional Intelligence Crisis Self-aware 294

Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Embrace Diverse Opinions: Consult individuals with different perspectives, including team members and external advisors. Overconfidence: The Illusion of Certainty The Trap: Executives often overestimate their knowledge and predictive abilities, overlooking potential uncertainties and risks.

Groupthink 56

Groupthink CFO Uncertainty Consensus 56

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

Most business decisions are collaborative, which mean groupthink and consensus work to compound our individual biases. Further, most business decisions are made under the stress of high uncertainty, so we often rely on gut feelings and intuition to reduce our mental discomfort.

Kahneman 8

Kahneman Groupthink Tools Software 8