| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 9, 2004 |
Readers Respond: Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink? I believe that it is important to avoid groupthink during a decision-making process and then get the buy in for the execution process... I think a CEO needs people who are true "yes men." These people are not thinkers, they are doers... It all comes down to being an approachable leader... etc.   |
CIO
November 1, 2005
Michael A. Roberto |
Deciding How to Decide Good decisions arise from constructive conflict. Here's how CIOs and other executives can use debate to build a sound decision-making structure. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 6, 2005
Martha Lagace |
Don't Listen to "Yes" Harvard professor Michael Roberto discusses his book, "Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus." |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 2, 2004
Jim Heskett |
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink? Fighting groupthink is probably just as worthy an endeavor as attaining buy in. But what are the risks in fighting groupthink for the leader and his subordinates? What's the likelihood that it can delay or destroy an important and useful change effort? |
