Jung Shadow and OD

• scapegoating in organizations by kevin smith, 2/17/98
  • Jung, Shadow, Archetypes, & MBTI by Christina Caro, 2/19/98
    
    

Hi Chrisina.

Thanks so much for the information that you posted. I like your idea of the workshop as a way of introducing shadow.

I'm going to try to design something to suggest in my work setting. Not being in that field (yet), it's going to be a risk and quite a challenge. I've come up with the idea of somehow introducing the paradoxical nature of attraction and resistance to group and organizational life. THe idea being the search for love and connectedness through group life and the resistance at that intimacy through the manifestation of convoluted behaviour and systemic dysfunction.

Then an introduction of the concept and ownership of scapegoating as a primary activity in any human endeavor involving relationships, in the sense that collectively we look for others to carry both our positive and negative qualities found in leadership for example (possibly transference would be a less threatening way to say it).

And finally, the introduction of the consequences and importance of healthy organizational boundaries. For example I read a book called "Why are we working to Death", by Dianne Fassel. It it she suggests that unhealthy respect for an employees personal space can manifest as the employer calling or expecting the employee to come to work on a day off. She lists a number of other indicators of dysfunction as well.

So the idea is to address and introduce Paradox, Scapegoating, and Boundary issues as the theoretical theme.

Your ideas help me to see that there is a practical avenue to make it understandable and experiential. I suspect that i'll either have to take an indepth MBTI course, or collaborate with someone who is familiar with the in's and out's of that instrument.

Your comments are welcome. Also comments from any an all interested parties with information or questions about what we're talking about or any aspect at all that might facilitate further discussion and exchange of ideas would be welcome.

-best regards - kevin

• MBTI Resources by Kevin Gecowets, 3/20/98