Groupthink: The Organizational Killer - DPS 59036
| DPS 59036 | 7 hours |
How is it that even the most highly trained teams in the world make colossal mistakes? Groupthink happens when a group reaches consensus without critically assessing its ideas. Many believe groupthink played a part in the present financial downturn, the Challenger Disaster, and even Pearl Harbor. This seminar will help students gain an understanding of the impacts and consequences of groupthink and how to recognize, avoid or challenge groupthink in an open and collaborative work environment.
Programs:
Objectives:
This seminar will:
- Explore the concept of groupthink and its history
- Discuss Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team as a possible antidote to groupthink
- Give participants an opportunity to practice skills for preventing groupthink
Outcomes:
Upon completion of this seminar participants should be able to:
- Harness the positive power of the group intelligence network through collaborative and creative endeavours
- Recognize and evaluate groupthink within your organizational framework and determine potential flaws or underlying impacts to organizational strategy
- Identify and avoid those habitual pathways to flawed groupthinking to maximize positive results.
