Unit Two Paper
Groupthink
Self-Censorship A follower or a leader can make hasty decision in a meeting to accomplish key events by allowing groupthink to cloud his or her judgment. Riggio et al., 2008 explains groupthink:
Often highly cohesive group exert high pressure toward conformity in individuals who challenge the collective norms or decisions. This pressure leads to self-censorship, thus decreasing critical thinking. When group members yield to this pressure, they may jeopardize the common objectives. This group dynamic, termed groupthink, has been responsible for major failures both in corporate world and in government (p. 35-36).
For example, groupthink occurred in the Challenger tragedy from management and engineer’s agreement of the dangers as tolerable hazards (Riggio et al., 2008). In these situations, the amount of pressure on a popular launch of a space shuttle into outer space coupled with the success of NASA is hard position for a …show more content…
Decisions made from upper management will vastly effect the survival of a corporation. Therefore fostering a culture where the individuals who are on the deck plates, which are in tune with the degrees of risk an establishment faces, can actively collect and share ideas to eliminate potential problems. If an organization’s daily, weekly or monthly meetings is basically a one-way conservation from leadership with no feedback from followers than one will have inward-looking groupthink. Riggio et al., (2008), describes from a competitive position where individuals who are on “front lines” have direct interaction with clients and could provide immediate information to stay ahead of their competition. Moreover, an organization where the senior leadership hinders diverse ideas and allows the groupthink perspective from his or her viewpoints has the potential for unfortunate
Groupthink
Self-Censorship A follower or a leader can make hasty decision in a meeting to accomplish key events by allowing groupthink to cloud his or her judgment. Riggio et al., 2008 explains groupthink:
Often highly cohesive group exert high pressure toward conformity in individuals who challenge the collective norms or decisions. This pressure leads to self-censorship, thus decreasing critical thinking. When group members yield to this pressure, they may jeopardize the common objectives. This group dynamic, termed groupthink, has been responsible for major failures both in corporate world and in government (p. 35-36).
For example, groupthink occurred in the Challenger tragedy from management and engineer’s agreement of the dangers as tolerable hazards (Riggio et al., 2008). In these situations, the amount of pressure on a popular launch of a space shuttle into outer space coupled with the success of NASA is hard position for a …show more content…
Decisions made from upper management will vastly effect the survival of a corporation. Therefore fostering a culture where the individuals who are on the deck plates, which are in tune with the degrees of risk an establishment faces, can actively collect and share ideas to eliminate potential problems. If an organization’s daily, weekly or monthly meetings is basically a one-way conservation from leadership with no feedback from followers than one will have inward-looking groupthink. Riggio et al., (2008), describes from a competitive position where individuals who are on “front lines” have direct interaction with clients and could provide immediate information to stay ahead of their competition. Moreover, an organization where the senior leadership hinders diverse ideas and allows the groupthink perspective from his or her viewpoints has the potential for unfortunate