Why Smart Teams Make Bad Decisions
The psychology of groupthink, confirmation bias, and echo chambers in leadership teams, and what to do about it.
It happens in the most capable organisations. A leadership team of experienced, intelligent people gathers to make a critical call; a market entry, a restructuring, a product pivot and they get it...

How to Build a “Psychological Safety Index” to Boost Team Innovation
In 2015, Google’s Project Aristotle revealed a deceptively simple truth: the highest-performing teams weren’t defined by individual brilliance, but by a shared belief that it was safe to take risks. Psychological safety—the confidence that one can speak up without fear of embarrassment or punishment—has since become a cornerstone of...
Why Smart Teams Make Bad Decisions
The psychology of groupthink, confirmation bias, and echo chambers in leadership teams, and what to do about it.
It happens in the most capable organisations. A leadership team of experienced, intelligent people gathers to make a critical call; a market entry, a restructuring, a product pivot and they get it...


