The unconscious at work : a Tavistock approach to making sense of organizational life /

The unconscious at work : a Tavistock approach to making sense of organizational life / edited by Anton Obholzer, Vega Zagier Roberts. - 2nd edition. - xxiii, 272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Previous edition: London: Routledge, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why do our organizations so often seem to be less than the sum of their parts? What undermines effectiveness and morale, and gets in the way of achieving what we set out to do? 'The Unconscious at Work' draws on a body of thinking and practice which has developed over the past 70 years, often referred to as 'the Tavistock approach' or 'systems-psychodynamics'. All the contributors are practising consultants who draw on this framework, bringing it alive and making it useful to any reader - manager, leader or consultant, regardless of whether they have any prior familiarity with the underlying concepts - who is curious about what might be driving the puzzling or stressful situations they find in their workplace.

Specialized.

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Human services personnel--Job stress.
Human services personnel--Psychology.
System theory.
Group relations training.
Society.
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