Description
Book SynopsisIn today's global world organizations rely more and more on virtual teams. In his latest book on group coaching for high-performance teams, Manfred Kets de Vries provides a clear understanding of how to coach groups of managers and make them effective teams that can bring greatly improved performance for their companies.
Trade Review'A really compelling introduction to anyone wishing to know more about group psychodynamics. It is also a thought-provoking and practical oeuvre'. (HR Zone, January 2012) 'A useful guide to unconscious factors in group leadership coaching.' (People Management, February 2012) '...impressive and wide-ranging book' (People Management, April 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface ix
About The Author xxiii
Part One: An Introduction To The Life of Groups and Teams 1
Chapter 1 How a Group Becomes a Team 3
Chapter 2 Swimming in the Relational “Soup” 25
Chapter 3 Leadership Coaching and High Performance Teams 55
Part Two: A Psychodynamic Perspective On Individuals and Groups 77
Chapter 4 Understanding Individuals in Groups 79
Chapter 5 The Secret Life of Groups 109
Chapter 6 Into the Cloud: The Phenomenon of the Group-as-a-Whole 133
Part Three: Creating Authentizotic Organizations 155
Chapter 7 Toward Systemic Change in Organizations 157
Chapter 8 Being an Effective Change Agent 179
Chapter 9 The Zen of Group Coaching 211
Chapter 10 A Holistic Design for Organizational Interventions 239
Conclusion 255
Appendix: Instruments 261
Index 279
