Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2017

In this post, I will briefly expand these ideas and then focus on a specific emotion from a communication and leadership point of view: Anxiety. Anxiety is a very basic emotion and has a positive intention: It prevents you from doing silly things, things which could endanger your existence.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They use an effective leadership style to direct, engage, and empower team members. In addition, they set a positive example and hold people accountable for results. That can result in groupthink. The best team leaders have these skills. Conflicts occur and are handled in a professional manner. Speak up.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

10 things to do to keep “post-truth” from crippling your leadership. Effective leadership is an oscillating mix of head and heart: managing both facts and feelings as well as logic and emotion. Position those who disagree not as being wrong, losers, or the scapegoat. Discourage groupthink and don’t shoot the messenger.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

How Would You Answer This Question About Your Leadership? How Will Leadership Change in the Cognitive Era? The Ten Behaviors of Strong Personal Leadership by Scott Eblin @EblinGroup. Do You Lead Positive? 2 Self-Leadership Hacks for Positivity by @AlanDUtley. The Best Leadership Books of 2016.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Leadership, especially at the C-level, is a journey of high-stakes decisions and complex challenges. Groupthink: The Consensus Conundrum The Trap: The desire for group harmony can lead to unchallenged decision-making and potentially flawed outcomes. What are the cognitive challenges leaders at the highest levels face?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The optimism bias involves many people who make very positive forecasts of future risks and rewards. While most people would think that pessimism is bad, research shows it’s good to have opposing positions on a team to make sound decisions. I especially highlighted why it’s important to have at least two devil’s advocates on a team.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

Not only does this foster groupthink, but it most often creates a toxic us versus them mentality “often leading to the demonization of the ‘other’ and contributing to discrimination and sometimes violence.” Because of this bias, when we try to convince others of the truth, they most often become more convinced of their own position.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This week, articles in Forbes Poland and Fortune China referenced CMI findings that 82% of managers who enter management positions have not had the relevant training. She also offers advice in The Times on how to overcome “groupthink,” where leaders remain unchallenged and team members withhold their views. Play clip ].

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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. Despite this, they were less likely to be appointed to the key board positions.

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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. Consider, for example, that 89% of the American public say that they are comfortable with women in senior leadership roles.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Positive Human Values Generate Positive Business Outcomes. That to create effective teams, you need to understand and pay attention to these human values. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Because the preference for competitiveness is ingrained and viewed as a positive, training about not discriminating won’t help because the inclination isn’t seen as bias but rather as just “fitting in.”. “An An important aspect of leadership is to turn around and see who is following you.

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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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LDRLB

MAY 19, 2010

Bureaucracy in its ideal sense, according to its most influential thought leader Max Weber, can be a positive term. Most often, the degradation of bureaucracy can lead to overspecialization, groupthink and even organizational inertia. Leadership bureaucracy weber'

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Even if you’re convinced you are making the correct choice or taking the right position on an issue, there’s always the possibility that you are wrong. Afraid of looking foolish after taking a public position. Determine whether a decision is based on sound rationale or is being swayed by groupthink. It’s FREE.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Scroll for more Shortcut to start of content The public expects institutions and big businesses to show high standards of leadership and management. We’ve seen toxic cultures allowed to flourish in large and high-profile organisations, erratic leadership behaviours, groupthink and boardrooms struggling to maintain control.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JANUARY 9, 2024

You can choose to be a positive force in the world or sell your soul to the highest bidder. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better? And it’s difficult to do what’s right instead of what’s easy. But if you don’t live with honor and integrity, you may regret it one day. You have one life to live.

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Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Leadership is not an easy task, and even the best leaders are susceptible to errors in thinking that can hinder decision-making and, ultimately, organizational success. Recognizing and avoiding these pitfalls can significantly enhance leadership effectiveness. Also know as “throwing good money after bad money.”

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MAY 24, 2022

If you think tuning others out is positive, in any way, you’re sadly mistaken. How to Have a Fresh Perspective Protect Yourself from Bad Information How to Give Feedback GroupThink: What Makes You Think Other Know Better? Do you let your ego stop you from requesting input? Do you surround yourself with “yes” people?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

That being your motivation, how do you step in the opposite direction—away from peer pressure, business norms, groupthink, and the power of conformity—to share a perspective that’s contrary to both expected and rewarded workplace behavior? To deal with your position going viral within the company? Martin Luther King.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Even worse, some organizations fund research only if the findings say positive things about them or their products. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better? In addition, some organizations retain “experts” to write favorable articles on topics of their choosing. Think of it as a fake review.) 23 Ways to Spot a Hypocrite.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They judge style, review restaurants, grade policies, scrutinize movies, evaluate leadership effectiveness, and play Monday-morning quarterback. Cases in point: If you worship wealth, power, and fame, you’ll make judgments based on status, position, and material possessions. Groupthink: What Makes You Think Others Know Better?

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 23, 2017

There are close parallels here to good leadership and change. But after a while, even the best ones can descend into groupthink and lose their creative edge. Question: What recent change on the job have you experienced that had an unexpected positive outcome? And we look forward to finding new places to discover and explore.

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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. But as Tim Ryan, U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And new models of leadership are emerging from some unlikely places. They gathered data from across the network, then pushed out the information to whomever was best positioned to take swift and effective action. (4) Conformity creates groupthink, stifling innovation and organizational resilience. Is it possible?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Consider how organizations assess leadership potential, and it becomes clear why developing a posse of protégés establishes you as “leadership material”: Helping junior people evolve into major producers for the firm is what leaders do. Using your power is about developing others, helping them achieve their leadership potential.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 7, 2019

FrankSonnenbergOnline was named one of the “Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs” and is among the most frequently shared items on the Internet. It’s very easy to get caught up in groupthink. Duncan: The essays you write are upbeat and positive. No ram-it-down-your-throat lectures. Follow their lead at your peril.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

Which is more effective in improving team performance: using positive feedback to let people know when they're doing well, or offering constructive comments to help them when they're off track? that is, nearly six positive comments for every negative one). almost twice as many positive comments than negative ones.)

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Often, I doubled down on an untenable position to keep an employee on because I didn’t understand how much harm the wrong fit could cause — especially when a person had been with us for so long. These three strategies can help you create a positive environment and develop employees who prosper within it.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2015

Running an open recruitment process – one where the position is openly advertised – can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t have at your disposal an HR department that’s organized to handle the process. Few were relevant to the position. Nicholas Blechman.

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ExactHire - Leadership

MARCH 8, 2017

As you can imagine, it resulted in a hot mess of groupthink…complete with vanilla platitudes that can only result from trying to be everything to everyone. However, when we first decided that it was time to make a change and embrace the value process, we made the classic rookie mistake of involving everyone.

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