A review of the book: "SYNCHRONICITY: The Inner Path of Leadership"

Nipawin - January 11, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

life's
journey
In this book Joe Jaworski describes his life's journey to the meaning of leadership and

eventually he finds it in the greater meaning of life when synchronicity takes hold of the

unfolding of his life.

higher
purpose
For Jaworski, Synchronicity is the natural process of life of serving one another for a

higher purpose, and this is what leadership is, the natural happening of unrelated events

which bring little miracles, one at a time, to our lives.

relatedness
I found this book touching and especially relevant today when we are surrendering to a

decadent leadership. What I found most interesting is Jaworski's reference to our

world, a world not composed of things but composed of relatedness. Synchronicity is

Maturana's Languaging⁽¹⁾, Senge's Learning Organization⁽²⁾, Forrester's System

Dynamics⁽³⁾, Douglas McGregor's Y-Theory⁽⁴⁾, Greenleaf's Servant Leadership⁽⁵⁾,

Bohm's Dialogue⁽⁶⁾...

This book is a must read for all of us.

---------------Endnotes:

1.
-
The biological origin of cognition and implications for Education, by Mario deSantis, September 24, 1998

2.
-
NEED OF TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN SASKATCHEWAN: The Learning Organization, and Knowledge Economy, by Mario deSantis, September 20, 1998

3.
-
MIT System Dynamics Group, The System Dynamics Group was founded in the early 1960s by Professor Jay W. Forrester at MIT

4.
The Genius of Douglas McGregor, by Mario deSantis, December 31, 2000

5.
On Becoming a Servant Leader, Robert K. Greenleaf, edited by Don M. Frick and Larry C. Spears

6.
Bohm Dialogue

Review of book by Michael Pellecchia

Fast Company magazine writer Alan Webber's article that deals with Jaworski and his book, this is an excellent article.

Another smaller review of Jaworski's book by Christine Word.


Nipawin - January 11, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

life's journey	In this book Joe Jaworski describes his life's journey to the meaning of leadership and
	eventually he finds it in the greater meaning of life when synchronicity takes hold of the
	unfolding of his life.

higher purpose	For Jaworski, Synchronicity is the natural process of life of serving one another for a
	higher purpose, and this is what leadership is, the natural happening of unrelated events
	which bring little miracles, one at a time, to our lives.

relatedness	I found this book touching and especially relevant today when we are surrendering to a
	decadent leadership. What I found most interesting is Jaworski's reference to our
	world, a world not composed of things but composed of relatedness. Synchronicity is
	Maturana's Languaging⁽¹⁾, Senge's Learning Organization⁽²⁾, Forrester's System
	Dynamics⁽³⁾, Douglas McGregor's Y-Theory⁽⁴⁾, Greenleaf's Servant Leadership⁽⁵⁾,
	Bohm's Dialogue⁽⁶⁾...

	This book is a must read for all of us.

---------------Endnotes:

1. -	The biological origin of cognition and implications for Education, by Mario deSantis, September 24, 1998

2. -	NEED OF TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN SASKATCHEWAN: The Learning Organization, and Knowledge Economy, by Mario deSantis, September 20, 1998

3. -	MIT System Dynamics Group, The System Dynamics Group was founded in the early 1960s by Professor Jay W. Forrester at MIT

4.	The Genius of Douglas McGregor, by Mario deSantis, December 31, 2000

5.	On Becoming a Servant Leader, Robert K. Greenleaf, edited by Don M. Frick and Larry C. Spears

6.	Bohm Dialogue

	Review of book by Michael Pellecchia

	*Fast Company* magazine writer Alan Webber's article that deals with Jaworski and his book, this is an excellent article.

	Another smaller review of Jaworski's book by Christine Word.