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Interesting wiki article, very insightful! As a manager myself, I think it's very important to be aware of whether you are playing the "rescuer" and perpetuatin
by kwyjibo1230 5y ago
Interesting wiki article, very insightful! As a manager myself, I think it's very important to be aware of whether you are playing the "rescuer" and perpetuating dysfunction, or acting as a "coach" and helping others to actually change and learn.
- dilyevsky 5y agoDon’t fool yourself - most managers would fall into Persecutor camp not the Rescuer ime.
- afarrell 5y agoIt is incredibly easy and ego-inflationary for people playing the persecutor role to see themselves as rescuers.
- kwyjibo1230 5y agoDefinitely tracks with the human tendency to judge yourself by intentions, and others by actions
- kwyjibo1230 5y agoThe wiki covers that scenario. The rescuer uses their role to say they "tried" and then justify negative feelings to the victim. Essentially becoming the persecutor