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The Hedgehog Effect

By Kets De Vries, Manfred F. R.

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The Hedgehog Effect

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The fate of Schopenhauer's hedgehogs in the modern organization Why do so many teams fail to live up to their promise? Because of the obstinate belief that human beings are rational entities. And because team designers fail to take into account the subtle, unconscious dynamics that influence human behavior. Coaches, consultants, and executives working with groups and teams are often alerted to the elephants in the room-but what about the hedgehogs? The great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer drew an analogy between humans' and hedgehogs' discomfort with social proximity. In cold weather, hedgehogs cluster together for warmth but soon find that their spines hurt each other. Yet when they withdraw, they very quickly get cold again. Eventually, after a lot of shuffling, they find the optimum distance for warmth and comfort. For human hedgehogs, this conundrum-our simultaneous need for closeness and distance-is a fundamental reason why people often find it so difficult to work successfully in groups and teams. However, the ability to work well in teams is essential in modern organizations and the price tag of dysfunctional teams can be staggering. In The Hedgehog Effect, Manfred Kets de Vries presents the case for leadership group coaching as an experiential training ground for learning to function as a high performance team. His group coaching model, incorporating living case studies, has been developed over more than 20 years of delivering programs to top-level executives, and sets the standard in the field of leadership group coaching. Written for coaches, consultants, leadership development directors, and anyone working in or with teams, The Hedgehog Effect begins with an in-depth analysis of what teams and groups are all about. The intricacies of leadership coaching are illustrated with an elaborate example of a team coaching intervention. In Part Two, the author applies a psychodynamic lens to the dynamics of teams and groups, taking a close look at relationship patterns, how groups evolve, and the phenomenon of the group-as-a-whole. Part Three takes a more systemic perspective, addressing the challenges that change processes pose for people in organizations, and how to create best places to work. Kets de Vries supports the whole with the story of an organizational change initiative accomplished through group coaching.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2011-11-25
Publication Date:
2011-11-25
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1119973368
ISBN13:
9781119973362
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
612 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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