Some strategies that leaders can use to avoid groupthink behaviors are listed below. Which is not correct?
a. preventing this from happening by removing anyone who begins to encourage these behaviors
b. allowing the group time to gather additional data
c. encouraging independent thinking
d. encouraging members to verbalize their ideas
A
When a leader observes group members beginning to display or encourage certain known groupthink behaviors, taking them aside (outside of the group) and talking with them about what is occurring and how these behaviors may negatively impact the group is a sound management strategy for stopping groupthink in its beginning stages (not preventing this from happening by removing anyone who begins to encourage these behaviors). Allowing time to gather additional information and to reflect upon what already exists, encouraging independent (not group) thinking, and encouraging members to verbalize their own opinions and ideas are ways of helping to prevent groupthink behaviors from occurring.
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