Overview

When organizational leaders reflect on who has most influenced their careers, they often name a humanistic consultant. A humanistic approach to working with people and organizations spans leadership development, executive coaching, organization development and efforts to transform and revitalize systems. The tools are borrowed from diverse sources: its effectiveness relies on a compassionate practitioner. Tracing the historical roots of the practice, this book explores the elements that shape humanistic consulting and give it powerful versatility. Insights are offered for consultants, managers and students alike.

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Author:   David Noer
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781476667799

ISBN 10:   1476667799
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   06 June 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Figures Preface Part One: History, Evolution and Applications  1. The Humanistic Consultant  2. Organization Development: A Concept in Search of a Definition  3. The Beginning: Three Wise Men and the Birth of NTL  4. The Formative Years: Outsiders, Stems, Roots and Streams  5. The OD Practitioner  6. Organizational Behavior: OD’s Academic Cousin  7. Organization Transformation: OD’s Radical Cousin  8. Humanistic Coaching  9. Leadership Development Part Two: Influence of Therapeutic and Philosophic Models 10. Reflections on Therapy and Consultation 11. The Big Three: Freud and His Dissident Disciples 12. A Discordant Quartet: Perls, Rogers, Ellis and Skinner 13. The Existential Influence Part Three: Perspectives and Observations 14. Reflections and Heretical Realities 15. Six Managerial Paradigms in the Process of Becoming 16. The Practitioner as a Hired Gun 17. Breaking Organizational Codependency 18. Nurturing Learning Cultures 19. New Reality Management 20. The Right Stuff Appendices: Self Assessments Appendix A: Susceptibility to Organizational Codependence Index Appendix B: Organizational Preference Questionnaire Appendix C: Consulting Behaviors Inventory References Index

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David Noer is an honorary senior fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership and professor emeritus at Elon University. He has written a wide range of articles, seven books, numerous book chapters and leadership research studies. He is the former editor of the Organization Development Practitioner and member of the Organization Development Board of Directors. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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