Bay of Pigs

I have been reading some case studies on Leadership. And for the second time in a few weeks have come across references to the Bay of Pigs Fiasco.

Thomsett writes:

"Interestingly, many people in the broader organisation also deny the reality of the (issue), and in the case of the Bay of Pigs phenomenan, noone says anything as noone else is saying anything...we observed this pattern of failure(Groupthink)in everyone of the 20 Projects we reviewed"

These people were JFK's team. Its always intriguing to study how the Best and the Brightest operate in times of pressure and opposition.