This innovative book presents state-of-the-art thinking on using transactional analysis (TA) to change the structure, relationships and culture in organizations.
The book is arranged according to the three levels of organizations described by Eric Berne – the structural, interpersonal and psychodynamic levels – and the chapters expand on his concepts at each level. With contributions by an international range of authors, incorporating a selection of practical case studies, the book illuminates key themes including group and team dynamics, psychological safety, emotion and, most foundationally, boundaries.
Exploring the tensions of boundaries that can determine both the stability of a system as well as its innovative potential, this book provides a strong structural framework for TA coaches, consultants and analysts, as well as other professionals working with and within organizations.
Author(s): Sari van Poelje, Anne de Graaf
Series: Innovations in Transactional Analysis: Theory and Practice
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 211
City: London
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Contents
List of contributors
1 Editors’ introduction
2 Three levels of leadership
3 Adapting leadership power to its purpose
4 Leading self-organising teams: a paradox or a necessity?
5 Force fields in organisations: a new perspective on intervening in groups, systems and organisations
6 Managing boundary dynamics
7 Leading through people – managing vulnerability in working relationships
8 Managing fear and anxiety
9 Learning practices at work: a case for cognitive apprenticeship
10 Organizational cultures and change interventions
11 Berne’s organizational theory applied to the prevention of psychosocial risks: a European phenomenon
12 Transactional analysis: a passport for the next decades
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