Title: The leader on the couch : a clinical approach to changing people and organizations /
Authors: Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Leadership Psychological aspects; Executives Psychology; Organizational behavior.
Abstract: "People worldwide complain that there's a discrepancy between what leaders say and what they do, and it's rooted in the leaders' own lack of awareness of their psychological drivers and mood states. The Leader on the Couch will help you beat self-deception and reveal how inner personality - largely hard-wired since childhood - affects the way you lead and manage others."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: 1. Introduction : the clinical paradigm -- 2. The narcissistic leader : myth and reality -- 3. A parade of personalities -- 4. Leaders and followers : moving away from people -- 5. Leaders and followers : moving against people -- 6. Elation and its vicissitudes -- 7. The impostor syndrome : the shadow side of success -- 8. Can leaders change? : yes, but only if they want to -- 9. Taking the road less traveled -- 10. Coach or couch, anybody? -- 11. Group leadership coaching -- 12. The unconscious life of groups and organizations -- 13. Unraveling the mystery of organizations -- 14. Conclusion : creating "authentizotic" organizations.