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. Scroll for more Shortcut to start of content The public expects institutions and big businesses to show high standards of leadership and management.

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Learning-by-Doing Leadership Styles Education Training 105

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

” Some are huge project teams, like the 600 Apple engineers who successfully developed the revolutionary OS X operating system in just two years (compared with the five years it took 10,000 Microsoft engineers to develop, and eventually retract, Microsoft’s Windows Vista). You and Your Team. Leading Teams.

Team 8

Team How To Efficiency Groupthink 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2015

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, which helps it attract world-class engineers who share its mission. Without cohesion, there is no common purpose, but without diversity groupthink will set in and eventually that purpose will lose relevance. A study of Broadway plays shows this in action.

Groupthink 8

Groupthink Agility Diversity Information 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

To best leverage worldwide creative talent, Reliance MediaWorks operates a global network of creative centers located in Burbank, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and across India. Polycentric innovation won't work in organizations that promote groupthink. You can't run your global R&D operations from headquarters in Mumbai.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

As details of the engineered design matured, the estimated cost escalated, nearly doubling to $2 billion. And in operations, where decisions are made almost daily, the result was, in effect, continuous improvement. During the installation, the refinery would have to be shut down, resulting in a significant loss of revenue.

Organization 8

Organization Uncertainty Proposal Quality 8