Abilene Paradox

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconagreeing to what no one wants
Executive Parlancefalse consensus
Scholarly Discourseaction-anxiety mismanagement
Babel ZenithAbilene Paradox
Origin: Jerry Harvey

Etymology & Meaning

A group deciding to do something no member wants.

In the Boardroom

Teams pursuing strategies no individual actually supports.

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