The Madison Principle – First masters degree in Psychology
The Madison Principle is a set of rules, susceptible to no further analysis, for effective management consulting in the field of change leadership. It is derived from the unusual but effective education of President James Madison, and identifies the use of a meta-language for change leadership.
A meta-language is a special language used by a person outside the observed group. It is effective for describing the observed group without the author becoming one of the people being observed. It allows the observer to remain aloof from the management organization, and in that respect, to minimize the distorting effects on the group of their being observed.
A meta-language therefore uses an unusual and separate vocabulary, specifically designed to be incomprehensible to the observed grou...