I received an interesting question about Bowen\u2019s concept of self-differentiation. The question, an imaginative one, was \u201cwhat if\u201d some day scientists discovered a \u201cdifferentiation gene.\u201d It was fun to ponder, but, genes don’t work that way. More to the point, however, differentiation is a product of relationships in a system, the evidence of which is how one functions. If we were to go down the gene therapy route, or more specifically, the biological engineering route related to BFST, then a more likely focus would be how to lower anxiety. And we already have medication for that.<\/p>\n
Differentiation is about functioning. Bowen\u2019s Scale of Differentiation posits that one characteristic of the highly self-differentiated person is the capacity to separate thinking from feeling, and, their ability to manage the togetherness-separateness reciprocity in personal and systemic relationships. As I observe leaders who function at their best I identify the following characteristics:<\/p>\n
What other characteristics do you observe in the well-differentiated leader? <\/p>\n
I received an interesting question about Bowen\u2019s concept of self-differentiation. The question, an imaginative one, was \u201cwhat if\u201d some day scientists discovered a \u201cdifferentiation gene.\u201d It was fun to ponder, but, genes don’t work that way. More to the point, … Continue reading 
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