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Unpacking hierarchy and privilege: leadership that supports purpose and potential of systems

Unpacking hierarchy and privilege: leadership that supports purpose and potential of systems

16th Group Relations Conference offered by Group Relations India | 20 -25 September, 2026 | Mumbai, India

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We are happy to share this invitation from our colleague, Conference Director, Rosemary Viswanath, inviting expressions of interest in the 16th Group Relations Conference offered by Group Relations India.


Dear prospective member, 

It is with pleasure and anticipation that we bring Group Relations India’s GRC 2026 brochure to you. 

Titled ‘Unpacking hierarchy and privilege: leadership that supports purpose and potential of systems’, it comes at a time of pervasive global conflict – where it seems even more critical to interrogate what leadership towards purpose and potential means, and how ideas about hierarchy and privilege, often held unconsciously, shape how leadership is exercised. 

Note that we use the word conference in the sense of to ‘confer’– to bring together – in observation, reflection and exploring of the ‘here and now ‘experience in the GRC. Learning in a GRC is neither standardized, nor a guaranteed set of outcomes. If learning from direct experience and a methodology of learning based on one’s own authority is appealing to you, then this ‘conference’ is likely to be of immense value to you. 

Along with the Associate Director Ganesh Anantharaman and colleagues on the staff, I look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to this Group Relations Conference 2026. 

Rosemary Viswanath

Conference Director

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