N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Succession Planning: Building the Leaders of Tomorrow Succession planning plays a pivotal role in developing inclusive executive leadership teams. By fostering such diversity, companies develop leadership dynamics that mirror the multifaceted nature of their workforce and customer base.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It takes time to develop trust, learn to collaborate, and understand each other’s thinking styles and behavior patterns. That can result in groupthink. Working together includes talking, sharing ideas, debating issues, collaborating, making decisions, establishing goals, providing feedback, and celebrating success. Speak up.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Without diversity groupthink sets in. Everyone needs to be working from the same script, clearly understanding roles and responsibilities, and they need to have the same understanding of what success looks like. Diverse Group. Diversity is the power behind collaboration.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This will help you see situations from multiple angles and prevent groupthink. This dialogue can prompt deeper self-reflection and more comprehensive personal development. Construct a Balanced Team Ensure you have a mix of at least four different types to cover various approaches to leadership and problem-solving.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Groupthink. One particularly big problem is known as groupthink , where groups tend to coalesce around the opinions of a powerful leader. To me, it was a clear example of groupthink, ignoring the elephant in the room. I eventually convinced her otherwise, and we developed some plans in the event of problems arising in this area.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Governance and Reputation: Embracing diversity isn’t just about filling seats; it’s about enriching governance with varied viewpoints that deter groupthink and enhance decision quality, all while elevating the organization’s standing among stakeholders and the broader community.

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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.” “The more often we her something, the more familiar it becomes, and familiarity breeds trust.” We Want to Belong.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Studies indicate that gender-balanced teams are more likely to develop creative strategies. Enhanced Corporate Governance: Diverse boards and leadership teams enhance corporate governance by reducing groupthink and ensuring a wider range of opinions are considered.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 8, 2013

It’s natural to gravitate toward, and develop bonds with, people who look like, talk like, and think like we do. 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.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2017

When several team members don’t speak freely, groupthink rears its head, sometimes even with catastrophic implications. In a team this can be detrimental, it means this team member’s expertise is unavailable for the group. So what can you as a leader when dealing with an anxious team member?

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Mike Cardus

JULY 26, 2020

Groupthink: over time, people working together will tend to think the same way, believe the same conclusions and results. Re-checking the information, using different personnel is necessary to avoid stuckness-thinking and groupthink. This group mindset leads to stuck thinking.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 10, 2017

Groupthink : the psychological phenomenon for alignment that occurs within a group of people because of the desire for, and/or pressure to, have harmony or conformity. Anchoring : the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered when making decisions.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. 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. * * *. Lead Based on First Principles.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

Unleashing Creativity And Avoiding Groupthink by Michelle M Smith via @octanner. Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. The Key Traits that Separate CEOs from other Senior Executives via @ChiefExecGrp Chief Executive magazine. See more on Twitter. * * *.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Developing Original Ideas. Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. We often undercommunicate our ideas because we are so familiar with them that we think there is no need to repeat them.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2022

The researchers developed an experiment that allowed them to change the complexity of what was ostensibly the same task. Of course, the researchers accept that teams are not always ideal, and there are various aspects of team dynamics that can hinder us, whether it’s groupthink or uneven power balances. Task optimization.

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CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, developing high-performing team s isn’t just an advantage — it’s essential. At CO2 Coaching, we work with leaders to help them understand and develop this balance. The Role of Feedback in Continuous Improvement Feedback is one of the most underutilized tools for team development.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2014

The trick for managers is to cultivate belongingness and uniqueness simultaneously, focusing on diverse talents and experiences without stereotyping or alienating employees, or making them reluctant to share ideas that set them apart and lead to groupthink. . Inclusive leaders are humble. Related articles.

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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?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MAY 24, 2022

How to Have a Fresh Perspective Protect Yourself from Bad Information How to Give Feedback GroupThink: What Makes You Think Other Know Better? Additional Reading: Did You Know that Dogs Can Fly? How Do You React to Negative Feedback? If you like this article, subscribe to our blog so that you don’t miss a single post.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Discourage groupthink and don’t shoot the messenger. Diversity creates dissent, and you need that. Without it, you’re not going to get any deep inquiry or breakthroughs.”. 8) Make sharing the truth, hard facts, constructive criticism, etc. easy to do. When you resort to attacking the messenger and not the message, you have lost the debate.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 25, 2019

Once you chose an action, we will debate the merits of the work and fail to recognize alternative options that may be better or worse; framing the process of synthesis as one of curiosity – wander through ideas; also, using groupthink for progress, mixed with breaking these teams up and challenging the ideas in new mixed teams.

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Experience to Lead

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Leaders who actively seek diverse input whether from team members, external advisors or by playing devils advocate themselves are less likely to fall prey to groupthink or narrow perspectives. Train the brain with mental exercises Just as physical exercise strengthens muscles, mental exercises can enhance cognitive reflection too.

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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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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 30, 2023

And to do this, you need to develop and practice outsight (versus insight). Furthermore, and contrary to popular opinion, Ibarra argues that you have to act your way into a new type of leadership instead of thinking your way into it.

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HR Digest

MAY 11, 2019

A form of groupthink which prevents individuals from thinking independently. If we fixate on an initial piece of information to make subsequent judgment during decision-making, we become emotionally attached to it for the stability of forming a conclusion. Bandwagon Bias. It is often linked to authority bias. Conformity Bias.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

And to do this, you need to develop and practice outsight (versus insight). Contrary to popular opinion, Ibarra argues that you have to act your way into a new type of leadership thinking instead of thinking your way into it.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

And to do this, you need to develop and practice outsight (versus insight). Contrary to popular opinion, Ibarra argues that you have to act your way into a new type of leadership thinking instead of thinking your way into it.

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The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

After a few experiments, they pronounced it ready to ship to customers, and did not need to go through a formal development process. Product development is always needed to make a new technology robust enough to work consistently in customer hands. I cringed when I heard the story.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Towards Flexibility and Productivity ; ran a panel event, Shaping the Future of Apprenticeships ; and hosted a skills roundtable in Huddersfield, where West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin acknowledged the value of apprenticeships for career development. We recently published our report on the Apprenticeship Levy 2.0, That work continues.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Communication. It is “Heart” work!

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

If they are open and honest, it develops a sense of psychological safety that others can relate to. Companies with a diversity of thought and opinion avoid groupthink. “It’s OK for leaders to say that they don’t have all the answers,” she says. Leaders must be comfortable with what they know and what they don’t know.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 4, 2020

While many of the most impactful innovations of our time are based on advanced technology and decades of research and development work, there are likely just as many that are actually just novel but surprisingly simple approaches to solve a known problem. Creating outside the box innovations.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

And yet federally funded research and development — creativity, institutionalized — is down 20% as a share of America's GDP since the late 1980s. Creativity is the most essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world — or so said 1,500 CEOs across 60 countries in a recent survey by IBM. Take a walk.

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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. Two days later, the group presents the fully developed alternatives to President Kennedy, who chooses to pursue the blockade.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

They developed a new model that enabled the military to use its size — and its extended network of relationships — as an advantage rather than an impediment. Conformity creates groupthink, stifling innovation and organizational resilience. 1) Build relationships. 4) Encourage dissent. In a hierarchy, obedience is a virtue.

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