Leading a Business in Anxious Times
Psychiatrist Murray Bowen's application of natural systems thinking to human behavior radically advanced our understanding of what undermines cohesion and cooperation in social groups. Fox and Baker so deftly explain and illustrate how systems ideas bring order to the sometimes tense and chaotic relationships in a workplace that it is a must-read for employees and employers alike. --Michael E. Kerr, MD, Director, Bowen Center for the Study of the FamilyThis book is an important addition to the growing literature on Bowen family systems theory and its many applications by two seasoned systems thinkers. Business leaders will recognize their own predicaments in its clear examples. As they apply what they learn here, they will see welcome changes--in themselves and in their organizations. --Roberta M. Gilbert, MD, Author of Extraordinary Leadership: Thinking Systems, Making a DifferenceBaker and Fox connect long-held theories that have been central to the treatment of family systems and effectively connect those theories to larger organizational contexts. The authors have made the leap with a practical touch in mind so that managers and leaders at all levels might benefit from their words of wisdom. --Thomas J. DeLong, Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School