What is an affiliative culture, and why does it matter so much for teamwork and performance?
In this episode of Culture Bites, Dominic Gourley explores affiliative culture as part of the Human Synergistics Circumplex series. He unpacks how trust, inclusion and genuine relationships shape high-performing teams, why affiliative cultures are often misunderstood as simply “being nice,” and how strong relationships enable better collaboration, communication and problem-solving.
Dominic also shares practical ways leaders can strengthen belonging, improve onboarding, encourage respectful disagreement and create workplaces where people genuinely feel like they have each other’s backs.
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