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Systems Sensitive Leadership: Thinking Systems Summarized | ||||||
[from Systems Sensitive Leadership, by Michael Armour and Don Browning] | ||||||
Systems Summary | ||||||
System | Primary Existence Issue | Leadership | Spirituality | Characteristic | Strengths | Weaknesses |
System 1 | Physical survival | Non-existent leadership | Little or none | Aimless wandering | driven to survive | driven by immediate necessities |
System 2 | Personal safety among unseen powers | little hierarchy | immanence/mystery of God | spiritual rituals | respects spiritual realities | little freedom for self-determination |
System 3 | Physical safety among hostile human powers | “tough” boss at top of hierarchy | respects God for his power and might | defiant, plays to win, fights | can withstand oppresssion | becomes undisciplined easily |
System 4 | Moral, social stability in immoral world | follows leaders of integrity and morality almost unquestioningly | reveres transcendent God | idealistic, strong moral codes, diligent work | builds strong community | legalistic, bureaucratic, motivates with guilt and fear |
System 5 | Personal success and achievement | wants leaders who make things happen | God as friend and guide | self-improvement, energetic, seeks new ideas | inventive, innovative | may sacrifice relationships |
System 6 | Relationships of intimacy and mutual support | flat organizations with empowerment | God as healer and reconciler | care for others | promotes stronger society | may disparage tradition |
System 7 | Averting polarization | dispersed decision making | God as great integrator | “big picture” views, long range emphasis | anticipates change | can miss people and details in the long focus |
System 8 | Genuine oneness, even with the environment | collaboration holistically | God as being behind all being | transcultural, transethnic | thinks globally about impact of actions | esoteric, impatient |