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That makes this volume profitable not solely for scholars and educators, but for leaders and managers themselves: it is a guide for creating a learning-based and leadership-nurturing organization similar to Heifetz’s classroom setting.

individual actor loops in “Tragedy of…

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burned into you that you do not count and that no provisions are made for the literal protection of your person. The threat of violence is ever present, and there is no way to determine precisely when it may come crushing down upon you. In modern power politics this is called a war of nerves. The underprivileged in any society are the victims of a

Alexander and his colleagues were asking people in Crown Heights to bring together a stew of racial and religious factions and create a community with some shared purpose and identity. But his group did not take the crucial step of preparing the participants for what would happen to them as they began to share and learn from each other’s perspectiv

Systems of parts and people tend to polarize, form protective alliances, and exclude or cut off from each other whenever they are traumatized and lack effective leadership.

Development to maturity will take years and in this respect, the tribe actually functions as a kind of external womb where the infant can continue his work of growing and learning. If attachment is successful and secure, the infant experiences the world as a friendly place and his body grows rapidly. His caregiver and tribe provide safety and nurtu

Hillman, J. (1995). A Psyche the Size of Earth. In T. Roszak, M. Gomes, A. Kanner (eds.), Ecopsychology:

A major reason for our reactive defenses is that many of us still unconsciously identify ourselves as children and those around us as grown-ups—parent figures—who could devastate us with their rejection and whose protection is necessary for survival.