On July 4th, the United States celebrates the spirit of independence, an ideal that has shaped not only nations but also our assumptions about leadership. Independence signals strength, ...

There was a time when "codependence" wasn't a word. But years ago, when spouses of alcoholics began meeting together for support and understanding, the term was created to explain the dynamic between ...

In the 1967 book "Organizations in Action," sociologist James D. Thompson defined three types of interdependence to describe the intensity of interactions and behaviors within an organizational ...

In 2004, a few days into the first of four week-long retreats of a yearlong program I was co-leading, one participant, who I will call Barbara, informed the program leaders that she was intending to ...

The notion of having a “better half” is as problematic as it is widespread. Having a romantic partnership in which one person is responsible for the other’s ability to reach their full potential ...

Power is changing its form. The traditional image of a nation standing tall behind its borders, projecting strength through armies and diplomacy, now faces a quieter, more widespread type: power ...