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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

In my view, the #1 killer element is groupthink. He believed, as I do, that groupthink erodes values; stifles critical thinking, limits creativity; enables undue influence of direction; and, allows inequity of action. So what is that profound issue, that killer component? However, that seems all too often not to happen.

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A Silent Leadership Killer

Persuasive Powerhouse

Given the widespread leadership failure that led to the Great Recession — I wonder how many of those leaders had integrity as a core value? ” This is important because, contrary to what you might think, loss of integrity is a silent leadership killer. Vigilance is key to staying “in integrity.”

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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

Great Leadership By Dan

Whilst both are important, leadership is the cornerstone, without which all the diversity initiatives in the world will be in vain. While policies can help with this to some degree, the work of including people is mostly done through leadership. And you need to lead inclusively. As a result, those businesses will thrive as well.

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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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It May Be Popular, But Is It Right?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

There’s a very fine line between staying silent to inhumanity, and being an active participant. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better? Where were their parents? And where were all the people who knew full well what was happening? Is There a Difference Between Right and Wrong? Where Do Bullies Learn to Be So Mean?

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Improving the Way Boards, CEOs, and Shareholders Interact

Harvard Business Review

However, I find it extremely troubling that these luminaries — particularly the participating institutional investors — see such a limited role for non-executive directors to engage directly with shareholders on “governance and key shareholder issues,” leaving the job largely to the CEO.

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There Are Risks to Mindfulness at Work

Harvard Business Review

As an executive coach and physician, I often sing the praises of mindfulness approaches and recommend them to clients to manage stress, avoid burnout, enhance leadership capacity, and steady their minds when in the midst of making important business decisions, career transitions, and personal life changes. The groupthink risk.

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