“As a network is swamped by chronic anxiety, it is marked by reactivity. Those within the system no longer act rationally, but rather, high emotion becomes the dominant form of interaction. The system’s focus is directed toward the most emotionally immature and reactive members. Those who are more mature and healthy begin to adapt their behavior to appease the most irrational and unhealthy. This creates a scenario where the most emotionally unhealthy and immature members in the system become de facto leaders, shaping the emotional landscape with the focus on their negative behavior and what they see as the negative behavior of others.”
― A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders
― A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders
“It becomes nearly impossible for the healthier members of a system or its leadership to see the bigger issue and tackle systemic issues because the focus is brought back to the latest crisis and the feverish emotional responses that are swamping the network.”
― A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders
― A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders
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