Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Be aware of groupthink. Too much agreement may imply “groupthink.” If you sense groupthink, play the devil’s advocate and foster healthy debate and discussion. Fine-tuning your discussing style : Find the right balance between not wasting time and providing ample opportunity for people to state their views.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

Winston Churchill, Groupthink, and the Dardanelles by @michaelaroberto. VIDEO: How to turn a group of strangers into a team by @AmyCEdmondson. David Bowie knew how to inspire creativity via @quartzatwork. Resilience and Courage by @artpetty. Dejected and Defeated? Rodgers & Hammerstein Have Some Advice For You from @JohnBaldoni.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 16, 2021

As social media plays an ever greater role in how we find and consume information, concerns have grown about the prevalence of filter bubbles and groupthink. New research from Berkeley Haas highlights how easy it is for groupthink to emerge in large groups and especially on social media.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Instead, she suggests, “heterogeneous groups are less susceptible to groupthink.” ” As a result, she believes that diverse groups allow members to raise objections and ask tough questions.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Diverse Perspectives: Encourage different viewpoints to enhance creativity and avoid groupthink. Open Communication: Ensure ongoing dialogue between the board, management, and stakeholders for better decision-making. Continuous Improvement: Evolving the Board for Excellence Excellence doesn’t happen by chance.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

That can result in groupthink. Conflicts occur and are handled in a professional manner. There is a foundation of trust and psychological safety. Without trust, people hold back their true thoughts and feelings. People go along with the group even though they really disagree. Speak up.

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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. Eventually, I was able to persuade Saraj that effective delegation makes him a stronger leader.

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HR Digest

MAY 25, 2022

In modern workplaces, we have seen very destructive examples of groupthink. Many companies and organizations were down because their team members were part of groupthink, and that is why we need to avoid groupthink and improve the decision-making process. . What is groupthink in a team? What is an example of groupthink.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 25, 2012

Groupthink is powerful: a little unethical conduct here, a white lie there — justification is available for every integrity-compromised action. .” Erosion of this value might happen slowly over time without much notice of integrity violations by those who participate in questionable practices.

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Groupthink is stealth. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) combat groupthink, which is a mode of thinking that occurs when individuals of a highly cohesive, insular group or an in-group strive for consensus and might avoid or override alternate viewpoints, ideas, actions, or dissent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This will help you see situations from multiple angles and prevent groupthink. Construct a Balanced Team Ensure you have a mix of at least four different types to cover various approaches to leadership and problem-solving. ” Okay, that’s the line that made me think about my motivations.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

To explain further, in a crisis, using diverse perspectives enables the unthinkable to be brought to the table, it avoids groupthink and enables more effective solutions. The next area to consider is the crucial importance of distributed Leadership, which follows naturally from the transpersonal perspective.

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Mitigating Groupthink : Promoting inclusivity reduces the risk of uniformity that can stifle innovation. Integrating Inclusion and Diversity into Leadership Development Incorporating inclusion and diversity into leadership development programs is crucial for unlocking potential and setting the stage for sustained innovation and growth.

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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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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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QAspire

APRIL 8, 2013

Great Quotes Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership Managing Career Self Growth conformance conformity Differentiation groupthink' Interesting Stuff: There is a new magazine on personal branding titled “ Me Inc. ”

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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

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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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. The vast majority of senior leaders across nearly all organizations throughout the United States and Europe are white men.

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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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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you didn’t care about getting a promotion, would you succumb to groupthink or dissent? GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you could get another good job at the drop of a hat, how would you work differently? Would you speak your mind or bite your tongue? If your ego didn’t get in the way, […]

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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

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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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Talent Anarchy 1

JULY 18, 2017

Among the things he discussed in his keynote was how to combat groupthink. Groupthink may be the most dangerous force running rampant within organizations today. Here’s a definition of it from Psychology Today : Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and coherence over accurate analysis and critical evaluation.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 25, 2017

When everyone focuses on agreeing and trying to please, you’ll soon find yourself on the Bus to Abilene , a special kind of purgatory for specialists in groupthink. . - Patton Click To Tweet. It’s the place bad decisions come from.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 30, 2019

This creates a culture where disagreement and debate is welcome, and guards against blind spots and groupthink. If you notice that some of your staff don’t speak up much in meetings, you might consider rotating the chair of the meeting to increase the participation of introverts.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. The manager's job is to run a decision-making process that ensures all perspectives get heard and considered, and, if necessary, to break ties and make the decision. There isn’t a head at the Round Table , but there is a throne behind it. Lead Based on First Principles.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 2, 2023

First, a lack of diversity in your employee base will result in groupthink. The reality is he created his own groupthink. So again, to recap, a lack of diversity results in groupthink. I’m here to tell you five quick tips that any H.R. professional can take away from this example. Servant leaders are thorough.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 18, 2012

This “team of rivals” was able to provide a variety of perspectives and create a tension over the solutions that avoided the traditional, yes-man saturated groupthink sessions that marked so many other president’s cabinets.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 8, 2022

The problem, as the authors explain in the book, Trillion Dollar Coach, wasn’t that he didn’t want people to get along, but that an easy consensus often leads to groupthink and inferior decisions. GUEST POST from Greg Satell “I hate consensus,” legendary Silicon Valley coach Bill Campbell used to growl.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

This is why the Imposter Syndrome bedevils us more and more as we rise higher in an organization or move out farther away from organizational groupthink into entrepreneurship to take on more accountability and (potentially) make more costly mistakes. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus. Bernd Geropp provided How I learned to delegate.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

Unleashing Creativity And Avoiding Groupthink by Michelle M Smith via @octanner. Smart use of technology can aid organisational change via @MediaplanetUK with ‏@profhamel. The Best Leadership Books of 2016. The Best Leaders Are Great Coaches by @LollyDaskal. 9 Teaching Rules that Will Instantly Improve your Leadership by @TerryLinhart.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. It’s better to ask children to be helpers than ask them to help. It speaks to their identity. In the same way being told not to cheat is not as effective than saying “Please don’t be a cheater.”

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2022

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.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Devil’s advocates are also good at preventing groupthink , the tendency for a group to coalesce around the opinion of the most powerful person in the room. This rather simple change drastically improved meetings and employee engagement.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2015

Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter Cass R.

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