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The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People and Organizations
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
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Description for The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People and Organizations
Hardcover. There is often a great discrepancy between what leaders say and what they do. This book sets out to discover why that is. Manfred Kets de Vries explores the notion that this failure is grounded in leaders' inability to recognize their own moods and subconscious urges, leading to subjective decisions based on hidden forces. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 846.
Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action. This book sets out to change people and organizations for the better, by revealing the 'dark side' of leadership behaviour and its impact on performance. Tapping into the startling parallels between the journey to emotional intelligence, the process of psychoanalysis, the practice of leadership coaching and the Zen journey to enlightenment, renowned thinker Manfred Kets de Vries helps executives, consultants, and ... Read more
Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action. This book sets out to change people and organizations for the better, by revealing the 'dark side' of leadership behaviour and its impact on performance. Tapping into the startling parallels between the journey to emotional intelligence, the process of psychoanalysis, the practice of leadership coaching and the Zen journey to enlightenment, renowned thinker Manfred Kets de Vries helps executives, consultants, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
845 g
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470030790
SKU
V9780470030790
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About Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Recently awarded the Leadership Scholar of the Year prize by the International Leadership Association, Manfred Kets de Vries brings a different view to the much-studied subjects of leadership and the dynamics of individual and organizational change. The Financial Times, Le Capital, Wirtschaftswoche and The Economist have judged Manfred one of the world's leading thinkers on leadership. ... Read more
Reviews for The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People and Organizations
One new book that does deserve praise (Financial Times Career Point, September 2006) Fascinating Freudian look at chief executives and their occasionally rather damaged psychologies. Read this ... (FTmagazine, December 2006) ...Manfred Kets de Vries, sets out to change people ... for the better by revealing the 'dark side' of leadership behaviour... ... Read more