Writings from our team

Discover the diversity paradox: when diverse perspectives unlock innovation versus when they create conflict. Learn when diversity improves decision quality.

Discover how teams with average intelligence consistently outperform brilliant individuals. Learn the science of collective intelligence and what makes groups smarter.

Discover why social loafing happens in teams and what actually works to stop it. Learn the psychology, empirical evidence, and proven strategies to maximize group effort.

Discover why teams drift toward extreme decisions and how group polarization undermines rational judgment. Learn evidence-based interventions leaders can implement.

Discover how groupthink sabotages decision making in organizations. Learn the eight symptoms, famous failures like Enron and Challenger, and how to prevent it.

Explore authentic and servant leadership models that prioritize follower development and ethical behavior. Empirical research reveals their impact on performance.

Discover how Ohio State and Michigan leadership studies shaped modern management. Learn empirical evidence on consideration, initiating structure, and participative styles.

Master Thomas-Kilmann's five conflict styles: competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating. Learn when to use each for better outcomes.

Which team conflicts help performance and which hurt it? Research on task, relationship, and process conflict reveals how to build stronger teams.