The Ripe Time for Systemic Leadership: Transforming Organizations with Barbara Hoogenboom

At Metaweaves, we continue to explore how systems thinking, systemic coaching, and systemic leadership can help leaders and organizations navigate complexity with more awareness, courage, and clarity. In our first podcast episode, we opened a conversation on organizational constellations and the hidden dynamics that shape organizational life. In this second episode of the Metaweaves Podcast […]
A New Conversation Begins: The First Metaweaves Podcast on Organizational Constellations

At Metaweaves, we explore how systems thinking and systemic leadership help leaders and organizations navigate complexity. In our recent blog posts, we reflected on three classical systemic principles: belonging, order, and balance. But systemic understanding rarely grows through theory alone. It grows through conversation, curiosity, and shared exploration. That spirit is what inspired the first […]
How do I bring a systemic perspective into my work? Starting with the classical systemic principles: the Principle of Balance

In the previous two posts, we explored the guiding systemic principles of belonging and order, helping us see who is in the system and where they stand. In this post, we focus on the Principle of Balance, which highlights the dynamic equilibrium every system needs to function effectively and sustainably. The Principle of Balance Balance […]
How do I bring a systemic perspective into my work? Starting with the classical systemic principles: the Principle of Order

In the previous post, we explored the systemic principle of belonging. In this one, we focus on the systemic principle of order and address the following central question: What happens when someone belongs but occupies a place that is not rightfully theirs? The systemic principle of order holds that each person occupies their place according […]
How do I bring a systemic perspective into my work? Starting with the classical systemic principles: the Principle of Belonging

In our day-to-day work, we encounter countless situations that demand the best from us and from our teams. Often, we have the tools to navigate these situations and experience them as stimulating challenges. And yet, more often than we would like to admit, a familiar feeling appears: that of living the same day over and […]
From Firefighting to Weaving the System: A Systemic View on Leadership

Leadership today rarely feels like leadership as described in the books. It feels more like standing in the middle of a fastmoving river, trying to build a bridge while the water keeps rising. Leaders are expected to be handson and strategic. To deliver results and care for people. To navigate complexity, informal power, hidden agendas, […]