The saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" is well-known. It means that the more people involved in a task, the poorer the outcome. I find this expression holds true in the world of business where ...

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 ...

Groupthink can be a powerful destructive force. Easily misunderstood as the values that sustain the organization, groupthink is more tied to the “view of the predominant group” and is “characterized ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about critical thinking in education. When I need to make a big decision at work, I often turn to team members for help.

A culture that doesn’t challenge irrational, poor decision making characterises the dangers of groupthink within an organisation. In order to avoid this phenomenon you need to understand why it ...

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon born of our innate desire to conform with others. First coined in 1972, the term specifically refers to the tendency for a group to make bad or poorly ...

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