When teams do not work well

Suddenly, the imthinkable happened. Only 73 seconds into the flight, the spacecraft exploded and burst into flames. Television cameras captured this disaster as a bright flash in the sky followed by a white trail of smoke. The tragedy was replayed numerous times for viewers worldwide. 

This group decision was perhaps the real cause of the Challenger explosion. This and other historical fiascoes, including failure to anticipate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, the escalation of the Vietnam war, the Watergate cover-up, the Iran-Contra affair, and the Chernobyl reactor tragedy, resulted from teams of well-intentioned professionals making imwise and at-risk decisions. 

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