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Navigating Systems Navigating Systems

Qualities of an Observer

What are the Qualities of an Observer? The Navigating Systems faculty share their thinking.

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Andrea Schara Andrea Schara

Family Matters: Relationship Set Points

My guest and colleague Andrea Schara joins me to describe how we relate to each other, particularly to our own family and how our responses tend to be based on our mental shortcuts, rather than thinking. She calls it Relationship Set Points, which often gets us in deep trouble.

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Navigating Systems Navigating Systems

Thinking Family Systems in Family Enterprise

Navigating Systems faculty, Kathy Wiseman, Andrea Schara, and Priscilla Friesen (seated left to right), discuss situations and strategies related to those in, and those who consult to, family enterprise.

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Kathy Wiseman Kathy Wiseman

Triangles

Kathy Wiseman describes triangles in this brief clip from Bowen Theory in Organizations. To learn more about the Bowen Center's offerings, visit: http://thebowencenter.org/

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Priscilla Friesen Priscilla Friesen

Optimal Aging and Family Relationships

In this video, host Dr. Mariana Martinez interviews Priscilla Friesen, LICSW, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. There are many challenges to aging well. Priscilla describes optimal aging as the ability of a person to have energy, self-direction, and productivity into the end of their life.

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Priscilla Friesen Priscilla Friesen

Parents' Concern about Children

This interview highlights the dynamic between parent’s addressing the realistic needs of children and anxiety pressures on the family as a whole.

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Priscilla Friesen Priscilla Friesen

Life Events in the Family

In this video, host Dr. Mariana Martinez interviews Priscilla Friesen, LICSW, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Ms. Friesen’s particular interest is in how the physiology, psychology and behavior is influenced by the family over generations. She discusses variation in the ability of families to cope with the progression of lifecycle events like births, deaths, marriage, etc.

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Kathy Wiseman Kathy Wiseman

Mechanisms to Manage Anxiety

Kathy Wiseman describes mechanisms to manage anxiety in this brief clip from Bowen Theory in Organizations. To learn more about the Bowen Center's offerings, visit: http://thebowencenter.org/

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Kathy Wiseman Kathy Wiseman

A Systems View: Sample

Listen to a 5 Minute Sample of Dan Papero and Kathy Wiseman discussing Bowen Theory in The Workplace.

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Kathy Wiseman Kathy Wiseman

Relationships at Work - Part 1

In this video, host Allen Blakey interviews Kathleen Wiseman, business consultant and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family about how emotional relationships affect the workplace.

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