The Dependent Organisation

Organisations create a myriad of dependencies. We rely on them for an income and therefore our financial futures. The role we play in them provides status amongst our colleagues, friends and family. They act as a rich seam to be tapped for our social pleasure with like-minded individuals. they give us purpose, as we develop our knowledge and skills to be the best that we can be and to hopefully secure that promotion, leading to a greater role and greater status.


Peter Wilkinson believes it doesn’t have to be this way. The ubiquitous nature of the organisation would suggest that it has a role to play in our wellbeing. To fulfil this role, he outlines the need for leadership to change their approach and recognise the dependent nature of relationships within them, and use a ‘dependent’ model to create a new paradigm.