On 13 Aug 96 at 17:10, Roxanne S. Abbas wrote:
> I have always thought of the term "system" as being inclusive of the
> roles and responsibilites of staff and managers.
I am just banging my head trying to figure out to make my point clearer.
The SYSTEM is a construct and is our human way of describing what we see
as inter-relationships, structure, etc. The SYSTEM does not work, people
do. The SYSTEM does not make decision, people do.
Focusing energy ONLY on a construct and not on the people is nonsensical
to me.
Reifying a system is frought with danger.
Robert Bacal, CEO, Institute For Cooperative Communication
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