About the Author
Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in human work from multiple perspectives.
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) & Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Facing up to Command-and-Controlism: Twenty Warning Signs
In my last post, I offered a reworked version of the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to address the compulsion underlying various forms of authoritarian, bureaucratic management: Command-and-Controlism. For some, it may make for uncomfortable reading. You may think, “What an order! … Continue reading
Recovery from Command-and-Control: A Twelve-Step Program
Most of us in democratic countries would hate to see the rise authoritarianism. When we hear about authoritarian regimes around the world, we feel lucky not to live there. We know that people do not thrive under authoritarianism, where high levels of … Continue reading
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Tagged command and control, Humanistic psychology, management, Systems Thinking
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