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Have you ever heard of the Abilene Paradox? This happens when everybody agrees to
do something that nobody wants to do. Today, we will discuss how to avoid this situation in your organization.
Jerry B. Harvey wrote “The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement” years ago. He named it that because of an incident in his family where they drove 50 miles each way across the desert in an unconditioned car during very hot, dusty weather from Coleman to Abilene, Texas, for dinner even though no one wanted to go. They all agreed to go because they thought everyone else wanted to go. They were too polite.
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