Family Systems

Meta-Cognitive Part Two

July 7, 2011

Following up on my post yesterday I am coming back to another area in which I find great value in pursuing a meta-cognitive approach: theology. Jeannine Brown in the book I referenced yesterday Scripture as Communication quotes A. Berkeley Michelsen as warning, The very essence of poetry is destroyed if we are absorbed in the [...]

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Wanting Something That’s Just Not There

January 25, 2011

So my wife after reading my blog post on Jay Cutler yesterday and after reading some of what’s out there online said the following line to me today, “It’s pretty evident that a lot of people really want something from him that he’s not able to give.” She’s genius always, but really loved her assessment [...]

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Scapegoating – 2011 Chicago Bears Style

January 24, 2011

I’m still recovering from the chaotic and roller coaster of a game that was the NFC championship yesterday between the Bears and Packers.As a third generation Bears Fan I really wanted that one bad for the Bears and it didn’t happen. And now Chicago is in the middle of a Chernobyl-esque meltdown. Bears fans on [...]

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Maturity and Response

January 20, 2011

Been talking a lot of systems and leadership the last couple months with the Leadership Learning Group. I’ve been enjoying re-reading some great material. I’m not sure how you define maturity, but here’s something that might help you think about maturity (and immaturity)…. “Automatic behavior is the hallmark of immature people. Bent on survival, they [...]

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Friedman’s Fables (Brief Review)

January 4, 2011

If you’ve read some of the posts here on this blog referencing family or congregational systems theory, perhaps you’ve been intrigued but you haven’t read a lot. Friedman’s Fables might be a helpful entry point for you.I recently finished the book even though I had read bits and pieces over the last few years. Obviously, [...]

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De-Fusing from Authority (Is the GPS always right?)

November 1, 2010

This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

I had one of those experiences recently where I was listening to a GPS give me directions and something didn’t seem right. And it wasn’t. I was being told to U-Turn when I knew I was only a couple blocks away from my destination that was programmed in. I ignored the GPS and within 60 [...]

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Last Coaching Group Update!

October 15, 2010

Wanted to give a quick update on the leadership coaching group I’m getting going here in the next couple weeks.I’m pretty excited that the coaching group at this point has hit the cap I set for it – 8 participants. Very cool! I’m really looking forward to getting it off the ground.But if you’re still [...]

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More About the Upcoming Leadership Coaching Group

August 29, 2010

I shared about the leadership coaching and learning group I’m starting up in November a couple weeks ago. Fun interacting with a few of you who have shown interest. I wanted to give one more window into some of what I’m envisioning and what it will look like by letting you know what books are [...]

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Learning Opportunity!!

August 15, 2010

Are you interested in being a part of a leadership coaching group for the coming year? I’m going public with a new endeavor that I’m working on for the coming year that you may (or may not) be interested in. God willing I will be launching a Leadership Learning/Coaching Group this November, which will carry [...]

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