I like the idea that "there is no such thing..." but the rest smacks of the
NLP concept that the change agent has sole responsibility to be flexible
enough to master all contingencies. Nice reframe of the interaction, but I
think to place such emphasis on the change agent is as restrictive as
placing it on the client system. What about the rest of the systemic soup
that the two are afloat in? I like the idea of being open to using all
resources available as a change agent, but think the responsibility shift
here is just more of the same. I think we need to empower ourselves on the
one hand, and develop humongous amounts of humility on the other.
powerfully and humbly submitted,
Dave
On Thu, 30 Mar 1995 11:58:54 -0500, Donato DiPietrantonio wrote:
>Replying to LO590 --
>
>There is no such thing as resistance to change. Only the
>_inflexibility_ of the person proposing the change. The law of
>requisite variety states that the controlling part of a system
>is the part with the most flexibility.
>
>(Watch a 2 year old operate to change it's parents! Watch
>Michael Jordan change a Basketball game.)
>
> If you encounter "resistance" it is because you are not being
>flexible enough in your approach.
>
>Just a thought...
>
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