Unconscious at Work: A Tavistock Approach to Making Sense of Organizational Life

The Unconscious at Work, 2nd Edition draws on a body of thinking and practice which has developed over the past 60 years, often referred to as 'the Tavistock approach' or 'systems-psychodynamics'.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

The book draws on a body of thinking and practice developed over the past 70 years, often referred to as the Tavistock approach or systems-psychodynamics. All the contributors are practicing consultants who bring this framework to life and make it useful to any reader, regardless of their prior familiarity with the underlying concepts, who is curious about what might be driving the puzzling or stressful situations they find in their workplace.

The First Edition was addressed to people working in the human services: health, social care, and education. Since its publication in 1994, there has been growing interest in the business world, and in understanding more about the irrational side of organizational life. Therefore, this Second Edition includes an entirely new section where the key ideas are revisited and illustrated with case studies from a wide range of business organizations, from large corporations to start-ups and family businesses.

The aim, however, remains the same: to enlarge readers' existing sense-making toolkits so that they can look at themselves and their organizations with fresh eyes, deepening the emotional intelligence they bring to bear on the challenges they face and providing new possibilities for action.

The Unconscious at Work, Second Edition is for managers, leaders, consultants, and anyone working in organizations who has been puzzled, disturbed, or challenged by their experiences at work.

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780815361350
Edition number: 2 New edition