All my quotes have been from Failure of Nerve. From memory, Rich said Generation is better but more difficult. He also recommended I read the fables!

You’ve quoted two Friedman books (Generation to Generation and this one). Which would you recommend most highly? I’m doing a discipleship group for aspiring pastors and think I might look at using one of these books. Have you read his fables book?

The author died before the book was finished, so they added his book outline/summary to the unfinished chapter. His observations are the result of many years of counseling, and working in various fields where he could see the same principles at work in all spheres of human life.

On self-differentiation, there’s a summary here:
http://www.academicleadership.org/article/The_Edwin_Friedman_Model_of_Family_Systems_Thinking (scroll down)

My little mind also had some thoughts here:
http://www.bullartistry.com.au/wp/2011/07/21/high-distinction/

Also, re “Differentiation in a leader”, does he mean that the more specialized a leader is, the more he’ll be sabotaged by a generalist?

Thanks for sharing this.