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Leadership, thought diversity, and the influence of groupthink
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 19:21 authored by Cleary, M, David LeesDavid Lees, Sayers, JEffective decision-making underpins mental health nurses’ capacity for providing person-centred, evidenced-based care. Whilst team environments have the potential to support effective decision-making, poor decision-making can occur when busy individuals, eager to please others, enable group consensus to pervade at the expense of thoughtful debate, reflection and negotiation. The promulgation of such ‘groupthink’ may negatively impact care. In this column, the concept of groupthink is explored and its impacts considered. Strategies for tackling groupthink are proposed in order to support effective leadership, thought diversity and the achievement of organisational and team goals.
History
Publication title
Issues in Mental Health NursingVolume
40Issue
8Pagination
731-733ISSN
0161-2840Department/School
School of NursingPublisher
Taylor & Francis Inc.Place of publication
United StatesRepository Status
- Restricted