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5 Ways to Avoid Groupthink

HR Digest

In modern workplaces, we have seen very destructive examples of groupthink. Many companies and organizations were down because their team members were part of groupthink, and that is why we need to avoid groupthink and improve the decision-making process. . What is groupthink in a team? What is an example of groupthink.

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CMI Highlights – 14 February

Chartered Management Institute

She also offers advice in The Times on how to overcome “groupthink,” where leaders remain unchallenged and team members withhold their views. Assessing Leadership and Management in Local Government report , published in partnership with the Social Market Foundation. CMI members always see more.

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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

Great Leadership By Dan

You need to de-bias the systems that run the organisation, such as recruitment, pay, procurement, talent management and marketing. When we think about how to reduce unconscious bias in organisations, we often think about systems and processes. And you need to lead inclusively.

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Originals or How Non-Conformists Move the World

Leading Blog

They move before the market can support their idea. When you are the first to market, you have to make all of the mistakes yourself.” How to Build a Culture of Originality. Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. “It just means being different and better.” It speaks to their identity.

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36 Lessons for Business & Life from Trillion Dollar Coach Bill Campbell

Leading Blog

He helped to build some of Silicon Valley’s greatest companies including Google, Apple, and Intuit and to create over a trillion dollars in market value. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. B ILL CAMPBELL was one of the most influential background players in Silicon Valley.

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How to Make a Team of Stars Work

Harvard Business Review

While both had top people, one was dramatically more successful in the market. How did the stars at that firm manage to shine brightly together, while those at the other merely twinkled on their own? Teams low in diversity often succumb to groupthink; they agree with each other too quickly and fail to consider novel courses of action.

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How to Choose the Right Protégé

Harvard Business Review

Just as companies need a diverse workforce to remain attuned to the needs of new and emerging markets and to develop innovative products that compete in a rapidly evolving marketplace, sponsors need protégés who mirror those markets. Fill in your gaps.

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