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How to Avoid Groupthink and Let Your Employees Truly Shine

HR Digest

Psychology Today suggests that the term was first defined by Yale psychologist Irving Janis in a 1971 issue of the magazine. Delving into matters of decision-making under stress, Janis strived to understand whether people were truly capable of ignoring their internal concerns in order to be one with the group.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

Janis Christie/Getty Images. The problem is two-fold: first, hospital administrators and managers struggle to effectively implement these tools. To fix this, in 2012 hospital administrators and managers implemented TeamSTEPPS , a commonly used set of evidence-based strategies and tools (e.g.,

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Three Tips For Overcoming Your Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

But we’re re-telling the story here because the professor’s first response reveals two failings all too common in managers. But how do managers work actively to fight weaknesses of which, by definition, they are insufficiently aware? Decision making Leadership Managing yourself' On the contrary.

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