Re: Handling Power and Politics LO2458

Andrew Moreno (amoreno@cyberspace.org)
Sat, 19 Aug 1995 01:18:25 -0400

Replying to LO2447 --

Hi,

Michael McMaster wrote:

>Many of the "interpretive philosophies" suggest that it
>is the social interaction - the dialogue - which is the crucial
>factor and not the individual and personal acts of writing and
>reviewing.

It seems to mes that writing and reviewing are the basis of goal oriented
behaviour. Maybe goal oriented behaviour is inappropriate for people
within organizations.

>From an organ9zizational point of view, it may be that the possibility
>of the challenging and questioning implied in your committed review
>process can be best conducted where there are many different
>perspectives.

I've been trying to simulate this type of environment. I learned there
seems to be a variety of views or perspectives that are possible. Some
examples are:

My perspective Someone else's perspective
I am Canadian I am British
You are eloquent You are a wanna-be American

There's people's views of themselves, there's other people's views
of themselves, there's people's views of myself, etc. It get's
sort of complicated when you add more people.

--
Andrew Moreno
amoreno@broken.ranch.org