Effective organizational leaders need to understand the big picture. Effective leaders observe more carefully, diagnose more accurately, and understand more deeply. Navigating the subtleties of organizations, through the perspective of complex systems, is the focus of this book.
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This is a book about understanding how organizations work (or don't work!). From the perspective of complex adaptive systems theory, Ollhoff and Walcheski have created an accessible overview of organizational function and dysfunction. The book is light-hearted without being superficial, humorous without being distracting, and is full of examples and metaphors to illuminate the important concepts.
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Jim Ollhoff is the Associate Dean of Human Services at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Michael Walcheski is the Chair of the Family Studies Deparment at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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worth the read,
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This review is from: Stepping in Wholes: Introduction to Complex Systems (Paperback)
The first half of this book can be read on either a personal or professional level; a light-weight read. The second half is more professional, but doesn't get bogged down with self-importance.
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process adaptive systems, nest maintenance workers, damping feedback, forced behavior, linear thinkers, amplifying feedback, complex adaptive system, poor differentiation, linear thinking, complexity science, systems thinkers, impermeable boundaries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Most people have lawns in their backyard. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
process adaptive systems, nest maintenance workers, damping feedback, forced behavior, linear thinkers, amplifying feedback, complex adaptive system, poor differentiation, linear thinking, complexity science, systems thinkers, impermeable boundaries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Edwin Friedman, Process Adaptive Systems New!
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- The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex by Murray Gell-Mann on page 84
- Georgetown University: Off the Record (College Prowler) (College Prowler: Georgetown University Off the Record) by Derek Richmond in Back Matter
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on page 17
- Strategic Management Creating Competitive Advantages by Gregory G. Dess in Back Matter
- The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems by Fritjof Capra on page 21
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