Heres the deal: someones gotta pay to keep the lights on. Studios have to run. Teachers have to get paid. This remains true, even as there is an imperative to care for the ecosystem— enough old timers to help the rookies, enough rookies to replace those who move. Numbers are great, but sustainability is better….
Whistleblowers are often shunned. Luckily for us, it’s actually a good sign of a toxic group. When the priority is protecting the group and not the members of the group, there’s a problem. And it’s an easy one to spot! Manipulation comes in all kinds of forms— intellectual, emotional, professional. Look for shunning and a…
A big red flag for an organization? Resistance to outside input and censored sources. Withholding information that could help others in order to maintain power is disgustingly common. More on YouTube.
When leaders make decisions for their constituency behind closed doors without consulting said constituency, an organization is no longer designed to serve the people. This creates a sense of hierarchy, and inside of that hierarchy leaders are placed above the law. more on YouTube!
Who won’t let you criticize them? Ready for another organizational red flag? Leadership that won’t allow criticism, of course! If we don’t encourage a multiplicity of viewpoints, we are inherently narrow sighted. If you must hold the same view as leadership in order to get a say, you are being controlled. I do not like…
Cult Warning Sign 4: Lack of Reason and Magical Thinking. Whole video on youtube!
Critical Thought in Healthy Groups doesnt look like convoluted stories. Full video on YouTube.
What does it mean to have an internal landscape? Ashtanga emphasizes the inner experience. More over on my youtube.