From the course: The Culture Code (Blinkist Summary)

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Group culture

Group culture

- [Narrator] Blink number one. Weak group cultures are the result of focusing on skills and neglecting interactions. Whether it's a family, a circle of friends, or work colleagues, we're all members of different groups. And, big or small, every group has its own distinctive culture. So, what's a group culture? In essence, it's the relationships between people working together to achieve a common aim. Not all group cultures are alike though. Some work well, while others are dysfunctional. You can spot a poor group culture a mile off. If you've ever worked in an office or lived in a house with a defective group culture, you'll know the atmosphere is so thick and tense you could cut it with a knife. That's often the result of group members focusing on the wrong thing. Rather than paying attention to the quality of their interactions, they struggle to determine their position within the group, and spend time worrying about…

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