Family Therapy and Systems Thinking
In short, knowledge of cause and symptom is not very productive. Rather, knowledge of the system, its parts, their interrelatedness, the communication feedback between the parts, and the system’s homeostatic functioning is far more useful to an understanding of the problem and a search for its resolution.
—Joseph H. Brown and Dana N. Christensen (1986, p. 14)
General systems theory, control theory, and the family therapy models that evolved from them have much to offer the executive coach. They provide specific techniques and a powerful, overarching viewpoint that can be extremely useful. Corporate culture continues to attract attention, particularly as companies merge and economies evolve, especially across ...
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