Resources: Group Culture

Groups can be more inclusive and effective with some attention to organisation, decision-making, and relationships within the group.  Ideally groups can get plenty of things done together, with everyone enjoying…

A group's culture affects how individuals interact and how the group approaches its aims. Ideally groups can avoid getting stuck in ineffective processes and relationship conflicts, and transition toward a…

In times of uncertainty and disturbance, mistakes and failures may be quite common.  A transition in group culture will ideally re-frame failure as something likely to happen, part of being…

This guide aims to help individuals to more skillfully offer feedback, and make the most of any feedback they receive. Smaller topics can be discussed quickly by using constructive feedback.…

Any kind of societal transition may involve individuals learning to interact with, connect with, and be in relationship with people who are different from them.  Such a transition will benefit…

You can maintain effectiveness, creativity, and satisfaction by actively seeking and getting support.  This can be an important ingredient in enhancing individual wellbeing, and catalysing personal development.  Groups can also…

Cultivating compassion for challenging behaviour may include things which at first seem difficult, like conversations or conflicts which may feel uncomfortable. Navigating discomfort is often part of any kind of transition,…

Cultivating a loving and compassionate heart is a common and important challenge for most people. A personal transformation, or a transition in group culture, may involve learning how to express…

It can be challenging to resolve suppressed, repressed, or stuck emotions.  Increasing awareness can be a good first step. You can either accept an emotion or resist it.  Resistance often…

Uncomfortable emotions can arise for many reasons, like a growing awareness of the destruction of nature or the suffering of humans. During any kind of transition , many people may…

Humans naturally move between periods of Doing and Being; activity and rest; spending energy and replenishing; learning and integrating. Both are important; too much of either one can be problematic. …

Saying 'yes' to one thing – such as self-care, or another work priority – can mean saying 'no' to another thing –  as small as responding to a text, or…