Intriguing reads
Seeing Systems – Barry Oshry – ISBN 1-881052-99-0
A novel and creative way of looking at organisations as human systems. Brings to life the helpful and unhelpful patterns of human behaviour affecting organisational performance.
Leading Systems – Barry Oshry – ISBN 1-57675-072-8
Using real examples from his research environment, this book explores human dynamics commonly found in organisational life and how they often drive divisions interrupting performance and effective working (e.g. Silo behaviours, blame between departments etc. etc.)
Solving Tough Problems – Adam Kahane – ISBN 978-1-57675-464-1
A powerful description of good conversational practices and how they have been used to bring together the most implacable foes e.g. in the conflicts of South Africa, S. America
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor E Frankl – ISBN 9781844132393
A true tale of a man’s struggled to survive in the concentration camps of the Holocaust. It looks at how he used his resilience, resourcefulness and power to stay sane and alive. It provides salutary, life changing lessons in the power of the mind and using it well.