How do we ensure that the best ideas are presented in executive meetings? Professor Leigh Thompson at the Kellogg School of Management (Evanston, Illinois) has come up with an innovative method of guaranteeing that all ideas are being heard. The Uneven Communication Effect is the idea that when in a group meeting, a minority of the participants do a majority of the talking, which leads to the doom loop. The Doom Loop is the idea that overly dominant participants lead the conversation, while the quiet people stay quiet. These overly dominant people tend to lack self-awareness and self-control, so talking with...
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