Group think is an interesting concept that I’m not sure I agree with. Maybe that is entirely because I fall into the trap every time, but I don’t believe that if the designated leader of the group has enough control of the situation, like J.F.K. seemed to have, then group think will not come to fruition as often as Janis’ article made it appear. I would almost say that group think only happens when there is not a strong enough leader to keep the situation under control, maintaining order while still giving everyone a say. In applying the idea of group-think to the movie, it appears that the military generals were the ones using the group-think methodology as they all want war. Here is where J.F.K. steps in to combat the “dastardly” ideas they were concocting to go to war.<\/p>\n
On the flip side of this, group think is not always a bad thing. It can produce ideas that would have never been thought of by a single leader. I presume this is why leaders surround themselves with counselors and advisers to help them through difficult times. Group-think only becomes a problem when the leader does not maintain “control” of the advisers and lets them all run things at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Group think is an interesting concept that I’m not sure I agree with. Maybe that is entirely because I fall into the trap every time,…<\/p>\n