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You are preparing for and about to blast off into a workplace culture, and you are going to be part of many work settings over the course of your life. Some research suggests that millennials are likely to have three different careers and eight different positions of employment over the course of their lives. How will you contribute to your culture?
SKIP CH. 5
The Greek word “atia,” which is translated as cause, is best understood as what “bears responsibility.” We are embedded in (i.e., subject to) what is causing us and eventually come to take responsibility (i.e., to make object) for our prior subjectivity. Taking responsibility for one's subjectivity seems to be one of the crowning hallmark of adulthood (and self-authoring). Taking responsibility emerges in relation to others in roles. Jean Paul-Stare and others play with the word responsibility, which also implies a kind of response-ability, an increasing ability to respond in different ways, to utilize our agency in increasingly beneficial ways. In order to do so, we gradually uncover (to make object) what we are subject to, and the Immunity to Change activity discussed in Ch. 6 can help:
The Greek word “atia,” which is translated as cause, is best understood as what “bears responsibility.” We are embedded in (i.e., subject to) what is causing us and eventually come to take responsibility (i.e., to make object) as the crowning hallmarks of adulthood (and self-authoring). Taking responsibility emerges in relation to others in roles. Jean Paul-Stare and others play with the word responsibility, which also implies a kind of response-ability, an increasing ability to respond in different ways, to utilize our agency in increasing beneficial ways. In order to do so, we gradually uncover (to make object) what we are subject to, and the Immunity to Change activity discussed in Ch. 6 can help:
An Everyone Culture- Ch. 6 Uncovering Your Biggest Blindspot takes the reader through Kegan's "Immunity to Change" work. Download this Immunity Map Worksheet.pdf and complete this form based on a goal you select. Ch. 6 describes this process with examples of how one might complete this exercise. It is due before we cover this material in class- so please try to work on this, but if you have trouble with it we will go over it in class and you can submit it 1 day late without penalty.
This is one of the hard questions you need to consider as you complete this assignment: Consider the behaviors that you are engaged in to accomplish a goal that is important to you. What would you worry about if you were doing the OPPOSITE of the behaviors that work against your goal? This is your worry box (be honest about exploring your concerns and fears here). It takes real honesty to explore your own competing commitments and worries.