Groupthink's Role In Ethical Leadership

A person that who I know that shows ethical leadership in the charge nurse at my work. Jean this nurse that I work with demonstrates good leadership by incorporating the “participative style at work, which places emphasis on both the task and social dimensions of groups” (Rothwell 304). At my work we all tend to work in groups in order to get tasks done and Jean is our manager. Jean is very good at being the leader because she allows all of our group members to participate and she has positive relationships with us all. Therefore, the participative style of leadership that Jean portrays works very well for our entire group. Jean is also a strong leader becomes she helps bring positive synergy into our group. “Synergy occurs when the work of

One concept in particular that relates to that idea is groupthink. “Groupthink is a process of group members stressing cohesiveness and agreement instead of skepticism and optimum decision making” (Rothwell 327). Therefore, I strongly believe that groupthink causes more people to conform in certain circumstances. However, I also think that bad apples play a huge role in controlling a groups behaviors. “Bad apples are disruptive members who poison the group” (Rothwell 312). Overall, I thoroughly believe that both of these concepts can have major influence over groups. The quote from the Harry Potter books, that the author mentions in his video is relevant to being an ethical communicator because sometimes it is just as important to stand up to your enemies as it is to your friends. In conclusion, your friends can have a lot of power to persuade your thinking, therefore it’s important to have your opinions within a friendship. I think it is very important for people to not be the followers in their friendships with others too because that can lead to some potential problems. It is important for people to think independently in their friendships and to avoid being easily persuaded by their friends. For an example, I have friend who allows follows my other friend places and she doesn’t really think for herself. Overall, it is important to have your own sets of

“The information giver provides facts and opinions; offers relevant and significant information based on research, expertise, or personal experience” (Rothwell 297). For an example, during one of our pod discussions I talked about personal experience, I had while visiting New York City. The information giver would be an example of a task role that I presented throughout this group. I was able to provide specific facts during our pod discussions too. However, another role that I had in this group was the isolate. “The isolate withdraws from the group; acts indifferent, aloof, and uninvolved; resists inclusion in group discussion” (Rothwell 297). I didn’t purposely try to be the isolate in my group, but it tends to be hard for me to talk in groups. However, I did focus my whole attention on listening to all the ideas that my group members presented during our discussions. In summary, I believe that both of those concepts describe my roles in my pod