True North Groups

CHAPTER 7 Reforming Your Group

THERE IS A TIME IN THE LIFE OF EVERY GROUP WHEN it faces such major issues that a significant restructuring of the group is required, as fine-tuning is unlikely to address the issues. Instead, the group needs to step back to reexamine itself and determine how its purpose and structure need to be changed. This deeper look can be accomplished at an off-site retreat. Here’s the story of a group that went through not just one but two such restructurings.

A GROUP EXPERIENCING A DOUBLE REFORMING

The group began uneventfully in 2004 as a mixed-gender group of four men and three women. Doug was the professional facilitator ...