Codependence in Organizations – Patterns of Dependence and Abandonment
In my previous blog I wrote about the destructive patterns of fear caused by psychopaths in organizations. I also mentioned …
Category Archives: Organizations
Psychopaths in Organizations – Destructive Patterns of Conflict and Fear
Previously I wrote a post about Organizational Fear. Organizations can be viewed as complex responsive patterns of people relating to …
The Truth Is Out There – But What Does It Mean?
My intention in this essay is to introduce two different ways of thinking about leadership. First one sees it as …
Anti-Entropy in Organizations – Paradoxies of Growth and Withering
In my last post I wrote about the entropy in closed systems like working processes in organizations. The main point …
Entropy In Organizations – You Can’t Win, You Can’t Even Get Even
Lately, I’ve been reading Murray Gell-Mann’s “The Quark and The Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and Complex“. He mentioned the …
Interdiscoursivity – bridging Complexity, Cybernetics and Taylorism
In the past I have studied the three different thinking styles that I have seen used in organizational development. These …
10000 reasons to read Fractal Sauna!
This month I’m celebrating the 1st anniversary of this blog. The blog was originally started on last July to study …
Four Reasons Why Social = Complex!
Earlier, I wrote a little series on social complexity – mainly from the perspective of social psychology and sociology. My …
Body, Mind and Language – New Paradigm in Therapy?
I just attended a conference on the newest dialogical ideas and practices at Hämeenlinna, Finland. Peter Rober, John Shotter and Jaakko Seikkula lectured and held workshops …
Increasing Well-Being in Organizations – Therapeutic Interaction
My previous posts have highlighted the importance of well-being in organizations. I have analyzed how well-being is relative experience that …
