Have you noticed…
Spend any time at all around a group of people, especially a large group of people or a big organisation, with at least some cohesion, genuine purpose, and shared values—in other words, a “tribe”—and the pull to associate with it is almost tangible, a visceral effect.
Depending on the specifics, the direction could be the opposite, I suppose, with an urge not to belong to that tribe, but another one instead.
Either way…
It’s a deep-seated, powerful part of human nature… the need to belong. The consequences pervade our organisations and our lives.
Have you noticed when you are pulled in this way?
Or when the pull of the tribe is influencing a situation?
And…
Are you self-sufficient enough to stand apart when you need to? Or at least to make a conscious choice about it?