Discussion
I have ever been part of a group that made a poor decision. Whenever dealing with a group there are very high chances of influence, below are some of the reasons that led to the poor decision. Direct pressure from some members, increased optimism, collective rationalizations, and members ignoring ethical results related to the decision, and finally self-unanimity.
A decision made by a group is two-edged, the decision could be well thought and thus excellent, and it could also be uninformed, thus a poor decision. Increased optimism is one of the leading causes of poor decisions in a group. Members are very optimistic and they feel that even if there will be a loss in the group then it will be shared. Such minds make the group members take very high risks where some are not worth it. Also, the group may suffer excessive and direct pressure from some of the members, some may have their decisions suppressed and thus lack the basis to support their stand. This particularly happens if the most influential members lack ethical considerations. It, therefore, means that in a group it is important to listen and respect the views of all the members since they might be informative. Even though there is a collective responsibility, members need not be very optimistic forgetting that there are consequences to every decision.