William H. Whyte, author of the classic sociological commentary "The Organization Man," coined the term groupthink in a 1952 article that appeared in Fortune magazine in reference to the culture of ...

Groupthink thrives where thinking is outsourced. In Kenya, too many people do not ask, “Is this right?” but instead ask, ...

The saying "too many cooks spoil the broth" is well-known. It means that the more people involved in a task, the poorer the outcome. I find this expression holds true in the world of business where ...

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My kitchen sink is leaking because, over time, London’s tap water, which is heavy on minerals, has caked up its inner workings with deposits of calcium. Limescale is an inevitable cost of living in a ...

The concept of "groupthink," first identified by Irving Janis, refers to the phenomenon in which group members quickly align on certain decisions without critically evaluating or suppressing ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty. Yet, ironically, MAHA’s core concern—that the nation’s most seasoned public-health experts have been rendered senseless over many years by ...

This is the fifth the Behavioral Finance and Macroeconomics series. We will explore the effect behavior has on markets and the economy as a whole--and how advisors who understand this relationship can ...