ContentsAcknowledgements 1Foreword 31. The system we call ‘the organisation’ 52. Dynamics 153. A new economy: Systemic money and turnover 334. Where is the boss? 475. Living in a family business 616. Organisational change 717. Blood is thicker than water 878. About the method of system constellations 1039. Can you send me your résumé? 11510.Products are just like human beings 12911.A systemic test for road-worthiness 143Literature 153About the author 155About the Dutch Hellinger Institute 157About Het Noorderlicht 159Fields of ConnectionSystemic insights into work and organisations Where would I best fit in this organisation? How come I always seem to end up feeling responsible for something that has nothing to do with me? How are we going to get this change process back on the rails? What job description would best describe the new manager’s function? What position would be best for me, as a consultant, to take up in a company? How is the market going to react to this new product? These are just a few examples taken from the thousands of questions about work and organisations that were brought by participants to organisation constellations.The systemic-phenomenological approach provides often surprising and un-expected insights into work, careers and organisations.This book is a collection of many of these insights, together with real-life examples, personal experiences and a theoretical framework for it all, that has developed out of five year’s of working with the systemic approach to questions about work and organisations. The book reads as a selection of articles. Light, always in touch with reality, and with many moments of recognition for the reader it will be stimulating and inspiring for anyone who works in or with organisations.