[P2P-F] Fwd: Toppling teetering colleagues into Systems Thinking

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Michelle Smith <admin at triarchypress.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Subject: Toppling teetering colleagues into Systems Thinking
To: michelsub2004 at gmail.com


         Dear Michel,

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**<http://www.triarchypress.com/pages/Systems_Thinking_for_Curious_Managers.htm>Because
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understanding.  *Systems Thinking for Curious Managers* lists all 123 of
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*Reviews of: *

*Systems Thinking for Curious Managers*



*"*A wonderful exposition of the art of systems thinking... brilliant bites
of understanding that all managers should be familiar with. Well worth the
price and the time to read this slim volume.*"*

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"...capable of being opened at any page and giving something to the reader.
Leaders will recognise f-Laws as a lever to change their organisation...
Systems thinking often requires fundamental organisational cultural change.
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