In this book Joe Jaworski describes his life's journey to the
meaning of leadership and eventually he finds it in the greater
meaning of life when synchronicity takes hold of the unfolding of
his life.
For Jaworski, Synchronicity is the natural process of life of
serving one another for a higher purpose, and this is what
leadership is, the natural happening of unrelated events which bring
little miracles, one at a time, to our lives.
I found this book touching and especially relevant today when we
are surrendering to a decadent leadership. What I found most
interesting is Jaworski's reference to our world, a world not
composed of things but composed of relatedness.
Synchronicity is Maturana's Languaging(1), Senge's Learning
Organization(2), Forrester's System Dynamics(3), Douglas McGregor's
Y-Theory(4), Greenleaf's Servant Leadership(5), Bohm's
Dialogue(6)...
This book is a must read for all of us.
Endnotes
1. The biological origin of cognition and implications for
Education, by Mario deSantis, September 24, 1998
2. NEED OF TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN SASKATCHEWAN: The Learning
Organization, and Knowledge Economy, by Mario deSantis, September
20, 1998
3. MIT System Dynamics Group, The System Dynamics Group was
founded in the early 1960s by Professor Jay W. Forrester at MIT
4. The Genius of Douglas McGregor, by Mario deSantis, December
31, 2000
5. On Becoming a Servant Leader, Robert K. Greenleaf, edited by
Don M. Frick and Larry C. Spears
6. Bohm Dialogue http://www.muc.de/~heuvel/dialogue/
Review of book by Michael Pellecchia http://moneyblows.com/synch.html
Fast Company magazine writer Alan Webber's article that deals
with Jaworski and his book, this is an excellent article http://www.fastcompany.com/online/03/jaworski.html
Another smaller review of Jaworski's book by Christine Word
http://www.perceptionsonline.com/reading.html
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