arah likes to be in charge of group meetings. She has lots of good ideas, and other group members benefit from her leadership and wealth of suggestions. But during traditional brainstorming sessions, she can’t stop criticizing other people’s ideas. One or two group members have asked Sarah not to evaluate others’ ideas because they have noticed how some members don’t share as frequently because of her criticism, but she just can’t seem to stop critiquing ideas during the brainstorming sessions. Sarah makes important contributions to the group and is a good leader except for this one flaw of continually evaluating what others say. What would you do if you were in this group with Sarah? Would you speak to Sarah, as other group members have done, to ask her to stop critiquing? Or would you say nothing? What are your ethical obligations to help the group perform as effectively as possible? Some members have suggested asking Sarah to leave the group during brainstorming sessions, since her behavior hurts group creativity. On the basis of what you’ve read so far in this chapter, what other ideas might help Sarah avoid critiquing ideas as they are generated?
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