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Date: Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:57 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: [sociocracy] managing interdependent opposites - article<br>To: Michel Bauwens <<a href="mailto:michelsub2004@gmail.com">michelsub2004@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:econowmix@googlegroups.com">econowmix@googlegroups.com</a><br>
<br><br>1997 article<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>excerpt :</div><div><br></div>
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Managing Paradox :</div><div>In their study of organizational effec-</div><div>tiveness, James Collins and Jerry Porras</div><div>noted that a distinguishing characteris-</div><div>tic of highly visionary companies is the</div>
<div>capacity to manage paradox.These</div><div>authors define such capacity as �the</div><div>ability to embrace both extremes of a</div><div>number of dimensions at the same</div><div>time� (Built to Last, p. 44).This rare</div>
<div>capability seems to allow successful</div><div>companies to avoid falling into a pat-</div><div>tern of values-based conflict, with par-</div><div>ties becoming increasingly polarized</div><div>around �either/or� choices.</div>
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Date: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:34 PM<br>Subject: [sociocracy] managing interdependent opposites - article<br>To: <a href="mailto:sociocracy@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">sociocracy@yahoogroups.com</a><br><br><br>
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<p>Aloha,<br>
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An article I think could be relevant/useful in sociocratic process and <br>
thinking...this piece reflects a typical issue in various kinds of <br>
organizations, how to deal with "opposites" that are actually <br>
interdependent:<br>
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<a href="http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf</a><br>
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cheers,<br>
John S.<br>
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