CHAPTER 6
Understanding Power Dynamics—Unconscious Behavior at the Group Level
Power dynamics are the unconscious group behaviors that are driven by people who have a need for power and control. There are two main parts to power dynamics: the power seat and group dynamics. The power seat focuses on the physicality of power, whereas group dynamics focuses on the psychology of power.
To begin, let’s define a group. Social scientists have formally defined a group as a collection of two or more interacting individuals with a stable pattern of relationships between them who share common goals and who perceive themselves as a group. There are formal ...
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