Interesting distinction made by Dudley

[Dudley.Chewning@BARKSDALE.AF.MIL]

Reference #156 Re Tribus vice Glasser:

Sorry for misleading the readers, I do not assume that it is impossible to
come from a systemic perspective or paradigm when considering psychology or
human behavior, just the opposite.

>From the human systems perspective, behavior is a result of dynamics
(hierarchy, interaction, and emotional climate between people) that results
in behavior; behavior is the result of the relationship. Human behavior is
based on dynamics/the process just like production is based on the process.
To improve the human system, a permanent change to the human process has to
occur.

To help explain the human system view:(As told to me by an inexperienced
family therapist). "The family has so much stuff going on that it will take
a long time to get them well". 

Her assumption was not based on the systems theory; she was a burnt toast
scrapper therapist (individual theorist).  The system's view is the family
is dysfunctional and will always produce "bad stuff" until the family
process of relating is improved through a systemic change. 

If organizational leaders were systemic in their thinking concerning human
interactions they would consider system's mediation as a method to improve
people problems. Often a "boss" is triangulated (one person complains about
another and a coalition is formed against the third party) and a lose-win
situation results (tampering with the system).

Often individual psychology theory will lead someone into thinking a person
is at fault but if you start from a human systems view and apply the
variation theory before you consider the special cause (individual
psychology theory) you should be ahead of those that are non-systemic in
their thinking.

Dudley Chewning
dchewning@aol.com