1Institute for systemic consulting, Wiesloch (Germany)www.isb-w.de

Responsibility – how to overcome

„symbiosis and passive behavior“

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Roots and Transformations

1. It is based on the TA-concept of symbiotic relationships and passive behaviors (Schiff et al. 1975).

2. It is further developed for dealing with responsibilities in relationships and organizations.

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Symbiosis based on Schiff et al.

• Individuals try to become a whole person by using someone else.

• Individuals avoid autonomy and integrity, (instead: „wooden leg“, pathological regression, exclusion of parts of personality)

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Types of symbiosis by Schiff

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Dysfunctional symbiosis

  

Dysfunctional symbiotic relationships

• responsibility is not taken or• responsibility is shifted or• discomfort from missing responsibilty is shifted

or

- in which potentials are not activated or not developed.

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Responsibilities in organizations

1. Responsibility is to be defined competently,

is not „natural“ or cultural

2. organization as a system of complementary responsibilities

3. Each role and relationship part of a whole system of responsibilities

4. E.g. team: those who share responsibility

5. change through development and changes

6. to be cultured through dialog day by day

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Responsibility as Response-ability

With reference to their positions at work, people:

• want to respond (are dedicated to): question of values,

• are able to respond: question of being qualified to respond,

• Are allowed and have the resources to respond: question of being sufficiently equipped,

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Four dimensions of a system of

responsibility

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Responsibility for....responsibility related to....

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Types and effects of avoiding responsibilities

(Schiff et al. 1975)Types effectsDoing nothing inviting others into doing

instead

Misadaptationrespond to illusionary request invite others into acceptinginstead of what is contracted „wrong“ response

or into correcting, clarifying

Agitationoverdone or not adaequately inviting into exhausting co-directed activity + engagement agitation, avoiding

or into taking over staying essential

EmergencyCausing emercency concerning oneself forcing others to take

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ResponsibilityChecklist for confrontation

• Identify and account discomfort• Locate discomfort • Relate to responsibility (of whom for

what?) • Reflect reasons for not taking

responsibility • Request responsibility and dialog on it• Define self caring strategy not to suffer• Organize shifting of discomfort to those

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