{"id":2447,"date":"2026-06-18T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lam.unisg.ch\/blog?p=2447"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:39:48","slug":"what-typical-challenges-can-be-better-managed-after-attending-the-systemic-group-dynamics-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lam.unisg.ch\/blog\/en\/what-typical-challenges-can-be-better-managed-after-attending-the-systemic-group-dynamics-seminar","title":{"rendered":"What typical challenges can be better managed after attending the \u201cSystemic Group Dynamics\u201d seminar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What will you better understand and be able to influence after the seminar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Status, roles, alliances<\/strong>: Who influences whom? Who is creating obstacles? And how can you effectively shape your own influence?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subgroup phenomena<\/strong>: How do informal groups form\u2014and how do they affect the group as a whole?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hidden and \u201ccold\u201d conflicts<\/strong>: Dealing maturely with latent tensions and underlying resistance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silent power in groups<\/strong>: Reading nonverbal signals and implicit social rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role and positional conflicts<\/strong>: Ambiguities regarding responsibilities or power struggles within the team can be identified early on and addressed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your own impact in groups<\/strong>: How do I gain trust? How do I become effective and influential?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Big-picture perspective<\/strong>: Understanding and influencing what happens beneath the surface in group dynamics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What do participants experience that has a lasting impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Authentic group dynamics in the seminar<\/p>\n<p>Participants directly experience how dynamics arise and unfold\u2014not theoretically, but in the here and now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Situation<\/strong>: The seminar does not use case studies; instead, participants are themselves part of a real group system within the seminar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenge<\/strong>: Dynamics arise spontaneously\u2014often unplanned and emotionally charged (e.g., power, belonging, conflicts)\u2014and cannot simply be ignored or \u201cmoderated away.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Learning through experience and reflection. Participants observe themselves within the system, recognize patterns, and apply these directly to their day-to-day leadership roles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analogy<\/strong>: Like being in a room full of mirrors\u2014you don\u2019t see yourself abstractly, but in real time from different perspectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Direct Feedback Within the System<\/p>\n<p>Participants receive immediate feedback on their behavior and its impact within the group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Situation<\/strong>: Feedback arises directly within the group process through interaction with other participants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenge<\/strong>: Feedback is unfiltered and subjective. It can be surprising and challenge one\u2019s self-image and how others perceive them. At the same time, differences and similarities in perception become apparent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Feedback provided in a safe environment facilitates learning about impact, relationships, and behavior within the system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analogy<\/strong>: Like a navigation system\u2014without continuous feedback, you don\u2019t realize whether you\u2019re on course or veering off track.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Reflection with High Personal Relevance<\/p>\n<p>One\u2019s own patterns, leadership styles, and \u201cblind spots\u201d become visible\u2014making the learning process significantly more sustainable than mere theoretical instruction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Situation<\/strong>: One\u2019s own perceptual filters, roles, and behavioral patterns become visible through feedback and experiences in the group process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenge<\/strong>: These blind spots are often deeply ingrained in everyday life and difficult to access\u2014especially for experienced leaders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong>: In-depth reflection in a group setting enables lasting insights and genuine behavioral change rather than merely acquiring knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analogy<\/strong>: Like an iceberg\u2014what matters most lies beneath the surface. Only when it becomes visible can it be consciously shaped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-authors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Roswita K\u00f6nigswieser<br \/>\nPartner at K\u00d6NIGSWIESER &amp; NETWORK, Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>Ulrich K\u00f6nigswieser<br \/>\nManaging Director of K\u00d6NIGSWIESER &amp; NETWORK, Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>Claudia Kucera<br \/>\nManagement Trainer, K\u00d6NIGSWIESER &amp; NETWORK, Vienna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will you better understand and be able to influence after the seminar? Status, roles, alliances: Who influences whom? Who is creating obstacles? And how can you effectively shape your own influence? Subgroup phenomena: How do informal groups form\u2014and how do they affect the group as a whole? Hidden and \u201ccold\u201d conflicts: Dealing maturely with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"acf":{"excerpt":"<p>After the seminar, participants see teams in a new light\u2014no longer as a loose group of individuals, but as a vibrant network of relationships, expectations, roles, and influences.<\/p>\n<p>They come to see groups as a web of relationships between people that takes on a life of its own and is constantly evolving as a result of changing rules and power dynamics. This allows typical challenges, tensions, and conflicts to be identified earlier, their underlying causes to be understood, and them to be managed more consciously and effectively.<\/p>\n","school":{"ID":166,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2017-12-04 17:17:12","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-04 16:17:12","post_content":"The Law &amp; Management department provides world-class executive education at the intersection of law and business management. 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