What is the best way to deal with a coterie ?

A coterie is a group of associates that chooses to stay close to the leader, mostly to protect their own self interests. I have seen the harmful effects of coteries in a few of my past organisations.

I started a poll on LinkedIn to go with my article on management by coterie:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amitabhroy_leaders-leadershipdevelopment-humanresources-activity-6738467243451027456-noXg