Chapter 3

Group Patterns and Antipatterns

Although it is interesting to look at the patterns and antipatterns of behavior in individuals, the aggregate behavior of individuals in groups or teams is different altogether. Sometimes, a group of people who individually are nice and easy to work with clash and never get past being a dysfunctional group. Why might this be? How does this aggregate behavior contribute to an environmentally unsound situation? Does the behavior of groups change over time? As a manager or even “just” a member of a group, ...

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