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Wiser - Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter (Hardcover)
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Wiser - Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter (Hardcover)
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Why are group decisions so hard? Since the beginning of human
history, people have made decisions in groups--first in families
and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school
boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other
groups. And having more than one person to help decide is good
because the group benefits from the collective knowledge of all of
its members, and this results in better decisions. Right? Back to
reality. We've all been involved in group decisions--and they're
hard. And they often turn out badly. Why? Many blame bad decisions
on "groupthink" without a clear idea of what that term really
means. Now, Nudge coauthor Cass Sunstein and leading
decision-making scholar Reid Hastie shed light on the specifics of
why and how group decisions go wrong--and offer tactics and lessons
to help leaders avoid the pitfalls and reach better outcomes. In
the first part of the book, they explain in clear and fascinating
detail the distinct problems groups run into: * They often amplify,
rather than correct, individual errors in judgment * They fall
victim to cascade effects, as members follow what others say or do
* They become polarized, adopting more extreme positions than the
ones they began with * They emphasize what everybody knows instead
of focusing on critical information that only a few people know In
the second part of the book, the authors turn to straightforward
methods and advice for making groups smarter. These approaches
include silencing the leader so that the views of other group
members can surface, rethinking rewards and incentives to encourage
people to reveal their own knowledge, thoughtfully assigning roles
that are aligned with people's unique strengths, and more. With
examples from a broad range of organizations--from Google to the
CIA--and written in an engaging and witty style, Wiser will not
only enlighten you; it will help your team and your organization
make better decisions--decisions that lead to greater success.
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