It’s probably not an earth shattering thought that a newborn baby is the epitome of dependency and neediness. They pretty much need someone else to do everything for them or else they…
Author: Brian
48 Days To The Work That You Love
I just finished this book a week or so ago for one of my classes and wanted to write up a few words for those that it might be good for. 48…
Bear Bryant’s Four Basic Principles
I came across a brief quote in ESPN Magazine from Ozzie Newsome, former Alabama football player and Hall of Fame NFL player. He was relaying the four basic principles that legendary coach…
Leadership & Perspective Taking
In this second post from Tim Muehlhoff’s message to the leadership track, I want to highlight a couple of the concepts Tim emphasized regarding listening and bridging for understanding, especially with differences…
Homeostasis
Systems thinkers borrow the concept of homeostasis from the world of the human body and apply it to systems, which makes for very interesting insights about how systems work. Steinke describes homeostasis…
Self-Differentiation
I wanted to continue my exploration into the world of congregational systems by sharing Steinke’s description of self-differentiation. He writes, “Self-differentiation in emotional processes refers to the amount of self available to…