Podcast Episode 143: A Family Systems Model of Burnout – Part 2 of 2
Edwin Friedman described five characteristics of systems that promote burnout among their leaders. Understanding this can help you avoid the same fate. Part 1 goes through the characteristics. Part 2 helps leaders respond appropriately. Show Notes: Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Impact Takes Time
They say the average overnight success takes about ten years. Sometimes it takes nearly three times that. In 1993, Katalin Kariko, a University of Pennsylvania researcher, had a big idea. She theorized that messenger RNA (mRNA) could be used to create medicines that delivered life-saving proteins to cure diseases. She was onto something. The problem […]
Podcast Episode 142: A Family Systems Model of Burnout – Part 1 of 2
Edwin Friedman described five characteristics of systems that promote burnout among their leaders. Understanding this can help you avoid the same fate. Part 1 goes through the characteristics. Part 2 helps leaders respond appropriately. Show Notes: Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue Join the FREE Family Systems Book Study — Send in […]
Podcast Episode 141: Society Wants a Scapegoat. Does it Need One?
A scapegoat gives individuals and society someone to blame. This episode unpacks the family systems principles at work. Show Notes: A Cow, A Lantern, and a Myth: Mrs. O’Leary and 19the Century Immigrants in Chicago The O’Leary Legend Scapegoating minorities is an unfortunate reality of history by Grady Atwater Join the FREE Family Systems Book […]
Leadership Requires Vulnerability
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” Brené Brown If you haven’t seen Brené Brown’s TEDxHouston talk on the power of vulnerability, it is a well-spent 15 minutes. It is one of the most watched TED Talks ever. Brown shares her own journey from shame to vulnerability and the positive impact that […]
Podcast Episode 140: Being a Self Is Not Selfishness
Self-differentiation is different than being selfish. This episode explains the difference. Show Notes: Healthy Selfishness and Pathological Altruism: Measuring Two Paradoxical Forms of Selfishness by Scott Barry Kaufman and Emanuel Jauk Join the FREE Family Systems Book Study — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 139: Authenticity and Leadership through Self-Differentiation
Authenticity is the path to developing as an effective leader. This episode breaks down how this relates to leadership through self-differentiation. Show Notes: Discovering Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer. Join the FREE Family Systems Book Study. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 138: Effective Leaders Understand the Difference Between Emotional Process and Content
Understanding emotional process enables leaders to know when they should engage in a conversation and when there is something else going on. This episode explains the difference. This is the audio of Chapter 5, “Process Not Content,” from my book, If You Met My Family, You’d Understand: A Family Systems Primer. You can find all […]
Podcast Episode 137: Triangles – What They Are, How They Work and How to Manage Them
When we are uncomfortable with another, we often avoid dealing directly with that relationship by triangling a third person or issue. Understanding how triangles work and how to deal with them is essential to healthy functioning. This is the audio of Chapter 4 on Triangles from my book, If You Met My Family, You’d Understand: […]