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1. 1
Institute for systemic consulting, Wiesloch (Germany)
www.isb-w.de
Responsibility
– how to overcome „symbiosis
and passive behavior“
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2. 2
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.
3.  Culture of responsibility
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3. 3
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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5. 5
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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6. 6
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
7. contracted behavior, attitude and competence
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7. 7
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,
• have to respond: question of obligation
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8. 8
Four dimensions of
a system of responsibility
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9. 9
Responsibility for....
responsibility related to....
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10. 10
Types and effects of avoiding
responsibilities
(Schiff et al. 1975)
Types effects
Doing nothing inviting others into doing instead
Misadaptation
respond to illusionary request invite others into accepting
instead of what is contracted „wrong“ response
or into correcting, clarifying
Agitation
overdone or not adaequately inviting into exhausting co-
directed activity + engagement agitation, avoiding or into
taking over staying essential
Emergency
Causing emercency concerning oneself forcing others to take over
or concerning responsibility
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11. 11
Responsibility
Checklist 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
who should take responsibility
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