group harmony

Team members agreeing

Group harmony is a state of agreement, cooperation, and smooth relations among members of a group.

The term emphasizes collective cohesion over individual expression: The team prioritized group harmony over airing disagreements.

In discussions of East Asian cultures, group harmony often refers to social values that discourage open conflict and prioritize consensus: Japanese workplace culture traditionally emphasizes group harmony.

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common ground · collaboration · on the same page · togetherness · all together now · solidarity · accord · camaraderie · good vibes · synchrony · in sync · cooperation · peace · balance · blending · choir · unison · belonging

Opposites
interpersonal dynamics

group harmonydiscord

Lack of agreement

infighting · conflict · disharmony · strife · dissension

organizational state

group harmonydisunity

Absence of accord

dysfunction · chaos · turmoil · fragmentation · divisiveness

individual vs. collective orientation

group harmonyevery man for himself

Chaotic self-interest declaration

individualism · self-interest · egoism · nonconformity · dissent

Family

group, groups, grouped, grouping, groupings, regroup, regrouped, regrouping, harmony

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