title: Creating thought diversity: the antidote to group think.
abstract: The Management Moment is a regular column within the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Edward L. Baker, MD, MPH, MSc, serves as the Management Moment Editor. Dr Baker is Director of the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, School of Public Health, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This column provides commentary and guidance on timely management issues commonly encountered in public health practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Health , the UNC School of Public Health , Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Claudia_Fernandez@unc.edu
authors.forename: Claudia Plaisted
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods