So, too, the connection between a “head” and its body in any family or institution is not necessarily a function of proximity. The functioning of a “head” can systemically influence all parts of a body simultaneously and totally bypass linear, “head-bone-connected-tothe-neck-bone” thinking. What counts is the leader’s presence and being, not technique and know-how. It is precisely these systemic aspects of an institution’s emotional processes that explain why a leader does not have to know personally those who are being sabotaged or those who are the saboteurs in order for the leader’s own
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