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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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

For that, he leaves a huge legacy in management. 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. Crisis management Decision making Government'

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

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? To overcome “groupthink” start with hiring.

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