Groupthink
The other day our HR Simulation team met to discuss the project more in depth. Througout our meeting it was obvious that our team possesses a good amount of cohesiveness. This can definitely be seen by evaluating our goals and outcomes, which we all readily agreed upon. Today I was reflected on that last meeting, and some thoughts began to fill my head. I remembered about the one class discussion in which we spoke about groupthink. As Tucker states, “This idea of a member not expressing his/her ideas because they do not want to go against the rest of the group has me concerned. I never really thought of this idea before because I have always spoke what is on my mind, and at times have been known as a nonconformist. I am not saying that I think someone in our group had something to say because it seems that we are all speaking our own opinions, but I will definitely need to keep this thought of “groupthink” in the back of my head. I think being aware of this aspect during my career in the real business world will be very advantageous to not only myself but the company as a whole.
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