Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Self-Determination Theory states that the fulfillment of three psychological needs influences job satisfaction: Mastery, connection, and autonomy. When several team members don’t speak freely, groupthink rears its head, sometimes even with catastrophic implications. Self-Determination Theory and the basic psychological need for safety.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Groupthink: The Consensus Conundrum The Trap: The desire for group harmony can lead to unchallenged decision-making and potentially flawed outcomes. Assess Competencies Separately: Evaluate individual skills and traits on their own merits, rather than being influenced by a general positive impression.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The researchers conducted a number of experiments with several hundred participants, all looking to explore how our peers influence our willingness to punish other people for misdemeanors of varying severity. New research from Brown University explores whether our peers can have a similar impact. ” Adaptive conformity.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It is important to mention also that originals expose themselves to influences far outside their official arena of expertise. Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. Quantity is the most predictable path to quality. Our most brilliant work will be found in the mass of our less brilliant work.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Our unconscious assumptions influence, shape, and bias what data we take in, how we process that data, and how we act on it. Groupthink says it’s brash extroverts that make the company thrive. Suppose our startup is wildly successful, and meetings there are loud, raucous affairs where people talk all over one another.

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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. Here's our advice: 1.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 8, 2013

In addition to the well-known dangers of groupthink, when leaders exclude Others , they also exclude the varied perspectives and ideas that could help the leaders make better and more imaginative decisions. Influence is often judged in organizations by who has “a seat at the table”. Who else has a seat?

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 27, 2022

The report highlights that while welcome progress has been made on the ethnic and gender diversity of organizations, and especially in leadership roles, they can still succumb to groupthink when people share excessively similar backgrounds and perspectives. ” The best decisions.

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HR Digest

MAY 11, 2019

For companies seeking to implement a workplace-wide awareness training, however, it is important to find out the kinds of unconscious bias and their influence on a person or group’s behavior. A form of groupthink which prevents individuals from thinking independently. Bandwagon Bias. It is often linked to authority bias. Framing Bias.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In group settings, as soon as one person states a potential solution to everyone else, that influences the memory of every person in the group in ways that make everyone think about the problem more similarly. The core principle of group creativity is that individuals working alone diverge, while group members working together converge.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain Crown Publishers (2012) How and why our location on “the introvert-extrovert spectrum” influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions Throughout most of her book, Susan Cain takes a balanced approach to the immensely difficult task of examining the [.].

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JANUARY 9, 2024

Furthermore, some people fear reprisal, while other folks are misguided — influenced by popular whims, misleading information, or propaganda. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better? First, some people simply don’t know better, although they should. Others cover up wrongdoings because they benefit personally.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It's fashionable to decry groupthink and it's supposed to be the cause of most bad ideas, but in fact groupthink is necessary to get a team to work together enthusiastically for a common goal. The problem is not groupthink; the problem is bad inputs. Here, it's helpful to understand a little about group dynamics.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It comes as no surprise that we sometimes let “authority” unduly influence us later in life. Conform to groupthink. When we grow older, it’s hard for some people to pull away. Respect authority. We’re taught to respect authority. Follow directions. Some people would rather be told what to do than take the time to think for themselves.

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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. President Kennedy’s redesign of his decision making process has had enormous influence on today’s management thinking on leading teams.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Don’t allow filters to distort your thinking, influence your feelings, or impact your behavior. You can also be influenced by strongly held beliefs, such as endorsing a strong work ethic, family first, the value of integrity, and the role that faith plays in your life. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better?

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Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Groupthink In an environment where conformity is valued over critical thinking, leaders may disregard their own views or skepticism to avoid conflict. Halo Effect Leaders influenced by the halo effect judge someone’s performance or character based on a single positive trait.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Two types of orientations can influence this in particular: Duty orientation: Individuals with a strong sense of duty tend to be loyal and mission-oriented, and motivated to take action on what they perceive as a problem. In any group, the pressure to conform is high.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Even more striking, research in our labs has found that the simple act of joining a group can produce a dramatic influence on brain function and behavior. Thus, constructive dissent needs to be explicitly valued in organizations to avoid groupthink and bad decision-making.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

moments of insight, Northwestern University psychologist Mark Jung-Beeman found that one's brain state before addressing a problem can importantly influence the creativity of one's proposed solution. By studying people's "Aha!" He discovered that if someone is too focused or too wound up, the scope of their problem-solving is reduced.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

They extend your capacity and influence. The more diverse your team, the more likely you’ll have the toolkits necessary to solve the challenges outside your experience — and the less prone you’ll be to the perils of groupthink. They’re your legacy, and where your influence can make a real difference.”. Fill in your gaps.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 7, 2019

It’s very easy to get caught up in groupthink. They can strip you of your confidence and influence you to lower your standards or compromise your values. When you were a kid your parents influenced your behavior. The problem is, what makes you think that others are wiser than you? Follow their lead at your peril.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

You can get trapped in a version of groupthink, with a single set of shared relationships. Your boss’s detractors may regard you as no more than a stooge, meaning you risk further isolation and loss of influence if your boss’s stature is diminished in any way.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

While there are no right or wrong types, having too many people with similar personalities tends to lead to problems and groupthink. Distributing different personality types across hiring committees is a good way to glean more-accurate assessments of candidates and limit the influence of personal bias.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Enthusiasm, naïveté, fear of repercussions, conformity to the group norms, and even wisdom are all things that can influence whether someone speaks up or not. It happened during the Kennedy Administration's Bay of Pigs fiasco when " groupthink " carried the day. Perhaps the question is less "should I speak up?"

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Board appointments are highly influenced by CEOs, and they can do a better job of advocating for getting more women on the board. if we continue at the current rate. This is where CEOs can help. Fortunately, some are leading the way. We interviewed CEOs who successfully reached board parity to learn how they did it.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Groupthink is a real thing. Today, Drew’s heart to help business owners leverage the influence of their business platform for eternal impact is at the core of Acumen which he founded late in 2015. For example, be careful what kind of company you keep. Bad company corrupts good morals. Did your mother ever tell you that?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

It represents the enormous influence of the past on the future. For example, the starting point of a discussion has a disproportionate influence on the path the conversation takes. In exploring the problem of groupthink, the research of Charlan Nemeth reveals how easily “majority thinking” squeezes out “minority thinking.”

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

It represents the enormous influence of the past on the future. For example, the starting point of a discussion has a disproportionate influence on the path the conversation takes. In exploring the problem of groupthink, the research of Charlan Nemeth reveals how easily “majority thinking” squeezes out “minority thinking.”

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