Work matters : consulting to leaders and organizations in the Tavistock tradition /: consulting to leaders and organizations in the Tavistock tradition. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Francesca Cardona.
• Authors: Cardona, Francesca
• Contents: Part 1: The Context of Work: A love affair – the meaning of work in a changing world Part II : Organizational Consultancy in the Tavistock Tradition 1. The Team as a Sponge: how the nature of the task affects the behaviour and mental life of a team 2. Vulnerable Leadership: consultancy to management in transition 3. Organizational and Personal Shame: the devastating effect of feeling a failure or being exposed as one 4. The Grey Area: consulting at the interface between the personal and the professional 5. The Challenge of Succession: leadership dynamics and conflicts in different contexts 6. The Manager’s Most Precious Skill: the capacity to be ‘psychologically present’ 7. Consulting to the Boss: leadership beyond the textbooks Part III: The Consultant's Role: an antrhopologist at work 8. The Complexity of Entry: seduction and potential collusion in negotiating a contract with a new client 9. The Consultancy Stage: the ‘third’ dimension in the engagement between client and consultant 10. Who is the Boss? Balancing power and vulnerability in the client–consultant relationship 11. Ending and Regeneration: reflections on the emotional experience of ending a consultancy assignment Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 331; Work; Labor; Work-life balance; Work -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000044942; 9781000044720; 9781000044836; 9780429317439
• Related ISBNs: 9780367313173; 9780367313180
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