The art and science of working together : practising group analysis in teams and organisations / edited by Christine Thornton.
The Art and Science of Working Together: Practising Group Analysis in Teams and Organizations is a primary resource for anyone wishing to learn more about the complex unconscious dynamics of organizations, providing a practical guide for organizational work, a guide to how to improve things, and a s...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Series: | New international library of group analysis series.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's foreword; Preface and acknowledgments; List of contributors; Section I Editor's introduction: what group analysis can offer in organizational work; 1 Coming to group analysis and this book; 2 Group analytic praxis in teams and organizations; 3 Persecutor, victim, rescuer: imperfect consulting in an imperfect world; 4 Group analytic praxis and 'persecutor, victim, rescuer'; Section II The art of conversation: complexity, the matrix, and 'parallel process'
- 5 The art of conversation: group analytic interventions in organizational life6 Complex reflections: notes on 'parallel process' and the group matrix in group analytic organizational consultancy; Section III The wider organizational context; 7 Stability or chaos, authoritarianism or dialogue: towards a matrix of critical and creative thought at a time of uncertainty and threat; 8 'Practising disappointment': from reflection to action in organizations and communities; Section IV Leadership, authority, and power; 9 Using groups in leadership: bringing practice into theory.
- 10 Another fine mess you've gotten me into: effective leadership in a difficult place11 Leadership and 'another fine mess' by Raman Kapur; 12 Creative chaos: containing transforming space in Kids Company and other stories; Section V Inside the practitioner's mind: how we frame praxis; 13 Inside out; 14 Context and the interpretive act: developing the language of the matrix for working in and with organizations; 15 Joining the organizational game: five questions to guide consultants; Section VI Praxis, power, and ethical issues in team working.
- 16 Turning a blind eye: some thoughts on personal and professional boundaries in groups in mental health settings17 Values in practice: dilemmas in reflective practice; 18 Working with multicultural groups in organizations: Issues of power and difference; Section VII Working with whole organizations; 19 A conversation with Earl Hopper; 20 Creating thinking spaces in organizations: dynamic administration in groups large and small; 21 Large groups the group analytic way; 22 Whole organizations, mergers, and the matrix: translucent boundaries and 'tweaking' culture creatively.
- 23 Translucent boundaries, leaders, and consultants: how to work with whole organizationsSection VIII The ending; 24 The end is in the beginning: perspectives from two group analytic consultants; Section IX Further leads; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.