Systems Theory, Coaching and all of us

Thoughts:
I have been reading some really interesting stuff in the last few days, about Sytems Theory, in particular "Family Systems Theory" The idea is that there is no value in looking at or working with a person in isolation from his or her environment (the systems he or she is part of in other words), because one can't be without the other.
This idea ties in with a lot of thoughts and insights that have been swirling around in my brain for a while now, and also draws a line to the article i published on this blog a couple of days ago.
All of us are part of a whole, and everything we are and everything we are part of is inextricably linked to us and vice versa. So often we think of ourselves and the people we relate to in isolation of everything else around us and them. What I think of as my reality is only my reality because of what I am part of. My influence on that system is just as great as it is on me. I am really keen to explore that further and how that thinking impacts on how we look at the world and those we work and live with.
At a very basic level it simply means that if you deal with stresses and challenges in a work environment, it is all very well to put enormous amounts of energy coming to grips with that stress, for example, but it is unlikely to be effective unless you put the same amount of energy into affecting the system that creates the stress. Because if you don't appreciate that the work you do on yourself to come to grips with the stress has an equal impact on the system as a whole you are ignoring one whole side of the equasion.

Interesting thoughts for me as a business coach, I wonder if anyone is keen to take up this discussion with me and bounce that thought around a bit further.
ciao for now
roland