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The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People & Organisations

By Manfred F. R. Kets De Vries

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0470030798, 9780470030790, 9780470032961
Open Library ID
OL24273280M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6808762 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
436\436
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 coaches to peel back the layers of self-deception and reveal how inner personality – largely hard-wired since early childhood – affects the way they lead and manage others.

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