Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

These are questions that require you to challenge groupthink, conventional wisdom, and your own biases. For example, you can make more money but will have less free time; you can fix the bottom line but will have to lay off workers; you can liberate a country but will cause damage and death.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you’ve ever agreed to a decision at work even when you believe it to be the worst move your company could make, you need to learn how to avoid groupthink. But what is groupthink? Image credit – Freepik What is Groupthink? Understanding what groupthink is and taking measures to avoid it is essential in any workplace.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Coaching is the best way to mold effective people into powerful teams.” The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Innovation Is Where the Crazy People Have Stature. Campbell worked with individuals, but he coached teams. Campbell coached people to coach teams. Lead Based on First Principles.

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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.". We have no issue with the importance of the creative individual to generate focused and powerful ideas.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Jonah Lehrer's article, "GroupThink" in The New Yorker , January 30, 2012 states that brainstorming seems like an ideal technique, a feel-good way to boost productivity. Debate, rather than brainstorming, may be less pleasant but it will always be more productive.because the power of dissent is the power of surprise.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Second, few people understand group dynamics well enough to harness their power to help groups maximize their creativity. Innovative Teams (20-Minute Manager Series). Innovation Book. There are two reasons most of us aren’t very good at creative problem solving. Further Reading. Harvard Business Review. Add to Cart.

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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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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Many of us are familiar with the hazards of Groupthink - when teams or organizations operate on autopilot and feel a general false sense of invulnerability. One strategy that can significantly help teams avoid the dangers of Groupthink and successfully respond to emerging threats and opportunities is to create structured debates.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2012

These formed after reading a great article by Susan Cain in the New York Times called "The Rise of the New Groupthink." The column is a preview of her new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking (the title alone assures that I will buy it). How can this be?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2017

To drive home the urgency, the coalition’s website, CEOAction.com , directs visitors to research showing that diverse teams and inclusive leaders unleash innovation, eradicate groupthink, and spur market growth. At the Center for Talent Innovation, we wanted to look into these suspicions. But as Tim Ryan, U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Thus, constructive dissent needs to be explicitly valued in organizations to avoid groupthink and bad decision-making. To create a culture where constructive feedback and innovation flourishes, leaders should also encourage their employees to pursue organizational goals rather than simply follow organizational norms.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In earlier research , the Center for Talent Innovation explored the importance of finding the right sponsor. The reason most multinational leadership is predominantly white and male is that those in power tend to sponsor those who remind them of themselves or those with whom they have much in common. Avoid the mini-me syndrome.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

How to Use Your LinkedIn Profile to Power a Career Transition. ” In other words, they didn’t want to hear the groupthink. Discover Real Innovations. .” That my clients have a phenomenal experience only helps me drive revenue at work, so my corporate and recording careers are mutually beneficial. Andy Molinsky.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Diversity is the power behind collaboration. Without diversity groupthink sets in. It is diversity that gives a team the unique perspectives needed to create truly innovative solutions. Diverse Group.

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