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Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink

Harvard Business Review

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. Here's our advice: 1.

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Improving the Way Boards, CEOs, and Shareholders Interact

Harvard Business Review

companies, the guidelines contain helpful (although not entirely novel or innovative) recommendations such as compensating outside directors with stock, giving non-executive directors unfettered access to management, and discouraging the practice of earnings guidance. Intended to strengthen corporate governance at U.S.

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10 Steps to Rolling Out Core Values at a Small Business

ExactHire - Leadership

As you can imagine, it resulted in a hot mess of groupthink…complete with vanilla platitudes that can only result from trying to be everything to everyone. Especially when members of your values discovery group are skeptical about the potential impact of spending time on core value development, you must set clear expectations.

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The 11 Essential Elements Needed to Achieve True Collaboration

Leading Blog

Willing Participation. Without diversity groupthink sets in. It is diversity that gives a team the unique perspectives needed to create truly innovative solutions. People need to be able to talk to one another freely and regularly. Diverse Group. Diversity is the power behind collaboration.

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