The Board of Directors of a UK based company consists of 8 people. It
is headed by the Chairman and consists of four executive directors and
three non executive directors who retain full responsibility for the
direction and control of the company. The board meets quarterly and
delegate the day – to day – management of the business and the
executive directors meet fortnightly to consider progress on trading,
divisional and individual objectives, and to discuss new ideas. All
directors have access to independent professional advice at he expense
of the company and need to come to a decision collectively as a group.

What are the problems associated with group decision making and what
are the techniques to improve group decision making.