View from Jan Jacob Stam How did it start? In 1992, the first book on family constellations was published in Germany and became a bestseller. Just a few years later, in 1995, Bert Hellinger facilitated the first-ever organizational constellation with Gunthard Weber as the client. Gunthard asked, “Can constellations be applied in business?” Bert’s reply […]
‘Oh, we thought you stopped working, Jan Jacob. And we see you are still active. So we’re a bit confused. Please explain!’ This or similar messages reached me and us several times during the past year. It appears that some people thought I stopped all my systemic activities after the shareposium April 1 and 2 […]
With admiration, I watch the man in his forties, wearing a white t-shirt and a backpack, effortlessly descend the narrow, steep ravine, while we struggle to make our way down the eroded sandstone using iron handholds. Forty-five minutes later, we cross paths again, but this time he’s going uphill. “Going up again?” I ask. We […]
As a 14-year girl she was pure, healthy and full of life-energy. Being a bit rebellious and having her own dreams about life. Six years later she has changed a lot on her body, suffers from many psycho-somatic symptoms and is a bit lost about her course in life. She comes from a traumatized family […]
Luc is, with his paragliding equipment on his back, standing next to our car. Without any hesitation we say: ‘Get in the car’. We drive him and us up to a paragliding launch high and hard to reach in the French Alps. While driving up he gives us his phone number so he will drive […]
Inclusiveness seems to be a hype. But what is actually happening with inclusiveness? When I include you and your values and your world, this means that your system and my system are becoming more one. You are part of my system, and in case you include me, I become part of your system. Sometimes we […]
Transition Studio is expanding. What do I want to become when I grow up? I still ask myself this question from time to time, even now at seventy. As a child, I wanted to be a farmer in the summer and an oilman in the winter. Why? Because of the smell. The smell of freshly […]
“Congratulations on your new job” and “we’ll miss you.” You might have heard these yourself when you left a position and started something new as a leader. Often, there’s some kind of onboarding program and introductory meetings, whether organized by you or not. These are undoubtedly valuable, but if you have a large team, they […]
When I (Jan Jacob) think of Push and Pull, I’m immediately reminded of poesjmepoeljoe, a kind of animal with a head and body facing one direction and another head and body facing the opposite direction, from the children’s book Dr. Dolittle. On second thought, one might question if it really is a children’s book. Push […]
In the first episode of the Dutch podcast series “Systemic Team Coach,” Jan Jacob Stam shares his experiences with systemic work in teams, offering stories from real-life practice. What makes a team a team from a systemic perspective? What does systemic leadership entail? And what do you need to know before you start applying systemic […]
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