Organisational Psychology Books
From Dependency to Autonomy: Studies in Organisation and Change
The author draws on the experiences of three decades of working as an organizational consultant to various sorts of institutions, employing approaches drawn from psychoanalysis, systems theory, and... (more)
Through the Dark Clearly: The Art of Seeing What Others Miss
Manfred Kets de Vries invites us to pause, to think, to laugh, and to recalibrate. His reflections are shaped by decades of work as a psychoanalyst, professor, leadership scholar, executive coach,... (more)
Integrating Therapy and Coaching: Expanding the Compass of Practice
There are very few texts that fully attend to therapy and coaching integration, even though it is an area of growing interest and urgency. This volume provides a framework for a new model of... (more)
Becoming a Self-Differentiated Leader: Harnessing the Power of Loyalty and Motivation in the Workplace and in Life
Becoming a Self-Differentiated Leader offers a transformative framework to understand why ruptures in communication happen and equips readers with the tools to overcome them.
Authentic... (more)
Leadership: A Critical Text: Third Edition
In this original text, Simon Western deconstructs and reconstructs leadership to challenge the popular notion of the individual or hero leader, instead using his own framework to present leadership... (more)
Eric Miller, Social Scientist and Organisational Consultant: His Life and Work
This book explores the role of Eric Miller in establishing and developing the practice and application of the systems psychodynamics paradigm to organisational development consultancy, research and... (more)
A Psychoanalytic Framework for Civic Renewal: Reimagining Democracy from the Ground Up
A Psychoanalytic Framework for Civic Renewal: Reimagining Democracy from the Ground Up offers a compelling and original thesis: that the global crisis of democracy is not a purely political or... (more)
The Evolution of Hybrid and Remote Working: Transforming Office-based Jobs
This book examines the growth of hybrid and remote working following the pandemic and the diverse issues that result from this.
While hybrid work is undoubtedly the ‘new norm’, for office-based... (more)
Communication as an Art of Living: The Philosophy and Practice of Talking with Each Other
How can we listen better to each other? How can we offer criticism without being hurtful? Why do communication recipes never work? In this book, Friedemann Schulz von Thun and Bernhard Poerksen, two... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.25 No.1
Organisational & Social Dynamics (O&SD) aims to create a deeper understanding of organisational and social processes and their effects on individuals, and to provide a forum for both theoretical and... (more)
Not Acceptable: An Exploration of Workplace Bullying
A well-written, easily accessible, and informative book for those who want to understand the meaning of and effects caused by bullying in the workplace. It is a useful tool for those who support... (more)
The Evolution of the Unconscious: Exploring Persons, Groups, Nature and Spirit
Drawing on over four decades of professional and academic experience, Susan Long explores how the concept of the unconscious has evolved from the 19th to the 21st century, showing that it is more... (more)
Gods, Heroes and Groups: Relational Dynamics through Mythic Archetypes
Decoding group dynamics using depth psychology and mythic archetypes, the authors synthesise post-Jungian ideas about myth with modern theories of group psychology. By understanding the currents and... (more)
Containment, Organisations and the Working Task
With close attention to Wilfred Bion's influence on the literature about groups and organisations, this book explores how containment has been transposed from the clinical setting to enlighten the... (more)
Everyday Leadership: Taking Charge in the Real World
Everyday Leadership examines how individuals in everyday, relatively small settings can succeed in leadership positions.
The book provides tools for tackling the unique psychological and... (more)
The Darker Side of Leadership: Pythons Devouring Crocodiles
Manfred Kets de Vries is one of the most authoritative voices on organizational dynamics, leadership, executive coaching, and psychotherapy today. In all his roles, he has noticed that questions are... (more)
Systems Psychodynamics: Theorist and Practitioner Voices from the Field
Through a series of in-depth interviews with Tavistock thinkers across three generations, this volume illustrates the practice and application of the systems psychodynamics paradigm to organisational... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.23 No.1
Organisational & Social Dynamics (O&SD) aims to create a deeper understanding of organisational and social processes and their effects on individuals, and to provide a forum for both theoretical and... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.22 No.2
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– Eric J. Miller memorial lecture—his legacy by Eliat Aram
DOI 10.33212/osd.v22n2.2022.139
– Implicit organisational trauma and a dis-membered congregation: a... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.22 No.1
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– The American Adam – caught between the myth of innocence and the guilt of perpetration by Beate West-Leuer
DOI 10.33212/osd.v22n1.2022.1
– Suffering at meaning:... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.21 No.2
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– “Why do I have to do this?”: institutions, integrity, and citizenship by Edward R. Shapiro
DOI 10.33212/osd.v21n2.2021.197
– Contributions of psychogeography to... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.21 No.1
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Twentieth Anniversary Special Issue
Psychoanalytic, systems psychodynamic, socioanalytic, and group relations developments of the last two decades by Aaron J. Nurick,... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.20 No.2
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– A historical analysis of “our leader”: a university ten-year study on emotion in executive succession—Part I by Gry Osnes
DOI 10.33212/osd.v20n2.2020.135
– A... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.20 No.1
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– Group relations, innovation, and the production of nostalgia by Carlos Sapochnik
DOI 10.33212/osd.v20n1.2020.1
– Space lost, space found—a psychodynamic perspective... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.19 No.2
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– Transformational and digital change: a UK perspective by Rob Allen
– “Scallywag battalions”: reflective practice groups with multidisciplinary teams in mental health... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.19 No.1
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– What do participants learn at Group Relations conferences? A report on a conference series on the theme of Authority, Power and Justice by Tracy Wallach
– Resistance and... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.18 No.2
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– Research into Learning at the Leicester Conference by Dione Hills
– Group Relations Conferences (what do staff want?) by Carlos Sapochnik
– Understanding the... (more)
Organisational and Social Dynamics Vol.18 No.1
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– Parallel Process in the Nonprofit Sector by Jennifer Jones
– Real Work, Revisited Renewing the Psychoanalytic Study of Work by Nathan Gerard
– Beyond BART (Boundaries,... (more)
Managing in Uncertainty: Complexity and the paradoxes of everyday organizational life
Managing in Uncertainty will be of interest to practitioners, advanced students and researchers looking at management and organizational studies from a critical perspective. (more)
Work Therapy: Or The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life: How to Thrive at Work by Leaving Your Emotional Baggage Behind
'Nobody understands the everyday madness of working life better than Naomi Shragai. This book should be read by everyone who ventures anywhere near an office.' - Lucy Kellaway, Financial... (more)