“Scapegoating usually occurs in dysfunctional groups. It
gets employed when unit of people lacks cohesion... Find a scapegoat- and
everyone can come together around the problems they are experiencing and the
ills that they are unable to constructively address together." Examining
the dynamics of the group scapegoat can help us understand the potential the
scapegoat has for a positive leadership role. If you don’t fully understand the
dynamics of scapegoating, you may try to make sure the ‘troublemaker’ is dealt
with without realising that they may have been the only vehicle for the group
to express its dissatisfaction. Someone else will inevitably fill the role
that’s left free, and you’ll never resolve the deeper, group, issue. "
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