
Uncovering Dysfunctional Patterns in Relationships
03/01/22 • 17 min
Leadership cannot be untied from relationships. While Pursue Whole focuses heavily on a leader’s relationship with themself (self-leadership), today, Andy and Kim specifically discuss relationships with others.
In part 1 of this 5 part series on relationships, Andy and Kim discuss:
- Deeply rooted patterns that lead to relational dysfunction
- Three models of relational dysfunction: The Stagnation, The Void, and the Pinch
- An overview of The Whole Relationship model
- & much more!
Leadership is about relationships. It is about people. If you feel mentally or emotionally exhausted, we hope this series will help you increase your bandwidth in all areas of life & work and gain the ability to have deep relationships with others without compromising your unique giftings and identity.
Leadership cannot be untied from relationships. While Pursue Whole focuses heavily on a leader’s relationship with themself (self-leadership), today, Andy and Kim specifically discuss relationships with others.
In part 1 of this 5 part series on relationships, Andy and Kim discuss:
- Deeply rooted patterns that lead to relational dysfunction
- Three models of relational dysfunction: The Stagnation, The Void, and the Pinch
- An overview of The Whole Relationship model
- & much more!
Leadership is about relationships. It is about people. If you feel mentally or emotionally exhausted, we hope this series will help you increase your bandwidth in all areas of life & work and gain the ability to have deep relationships with others without compromising your unique giftings and identity.
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