The whole and its parts

The whole & its parts

Author: francoise hontoy

Initiating change

For the last twenty years, I’ve been connected with JCI. When I joined the organization

Sharing differences

Just like individuals groups have their history. It is part of their identity, formative of

Contracts in the contract

When teams work together, they do so based on assumptions individuals bring into the team.

Seeing the problem

Solving a problem is there to get rid of a problem. Doing the right thing

A sense of liberty

One way to look at one’s situation is by focusing on the available problems. Another

Self-criticism

Criticizing oneself may seem like the desire to learn or change. But what it does,

Waiting for information

Tim was describing how dreadful the experience of last weeks had been for him. He

Giving trust away

Sometimes team members shy away from asking others how their project is doing out of

Losing the storyteller

Over the years, the organization had shifted its activities. No one had noticed. The group

Taking responsibility

When something went wrong, who’s responsible? One could think that it’s the person who made

Seeing an alternative

Reactions are, most often, limited by what people are reacting to. If someone decides to