Most of us are well aware that groupthink—the phenomenon in which decision-making is ruled by the ease of conformity—is bad for business. When our workplace falls into groupthink, we become complacent ...

Volkswagen is facing blistering criticism for fabricating an announcement that it’s rebranding as “Voltswagen,” when announcing its electric car strategy. That turned out to be nothing more than an ...

The concept of "groupthink," first identified by Irving Janis, refers to the phenomenon in which group members quickly align on certain decisions without critically evaluating or suppressing ...

The best leaders know successful solutions reflect real discourse and diverse perspectives. They actively work to prevent groupthink by cultivating the following practices. Opinions expressed by ...

We live in a competitive world—one that will likely only become more competitive as more countries develop. The question is: How can we set ourselves apart from the pack when so many competitors might ...

You don’t know Irving Janis’s name. But you’ve heard the term he invented: groupthink. A recent example occurred when a New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on charges related to an alleged ...

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Last year, I was sitting in my U.S. History I class debating our right to freedom of speech. My class was divided along party lines; one half vouching for the protection of hate speech under the First ...

A report released on Wednesday on the political views of faculty members accuses professors of liberal “groupthink,” a stance that the report says puts them at odds with the beliefs of most Americans ...