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This book introduces the reader to the management consultancy technique of Organizational Role Analysis—a technique with the immensely practical purpose of helping managers to stay "in role and on task." As such, it provides a coherent, superbly illustrated framework for in-depth coaching. The ORA method is grounded in a process of consultation that derives from the conjunction of open systems theory, and psychodynamic understandings of human behavior. It enables the collaborative resolution of the mental and emotional tensions represented in the client's work role as he/she strives to manage the dynamics between the organization-in-the-mind and the organization-in-reality.
While the method of Organizational Role Analysis presented in this book has been evolving for three decades, published accounts of the work have been sparse, spasmodic, and relatively obscure. This book brings together the work of experienced practitioners from around the globe who illuminate the guiding concepts with lively, practical examples that illustrate the variety of ways in which managers can receive coaching in-depth. These accounts are complemented by an extensive bibliography for further reading.
Contributors: John Bazalgette, Ullrich Beumer, Hanna Biran, Irving Borwick, Jane Chapman, Laurence J. Gould, W. Gordon Lawrence, Susan Long, Rose Redding Mersky, John Newton, Bruce Reed, and Burkard Sievers
| Ch. 1 | Organizational role analysis : managing strategic change in business settings | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Organizational role analysis : the birth and growth of ideas | 29 |
| Ch. 3 | Organizational role analysis at the Grubb Institute of Behavioural Studies : origins and development | 43 |
| Ch. 4 | Organizational role analysis and consultation : the organization as inner object | 65 |
| Ch. 5 | Organizational role analysis : using Bion's binocular vision | 83 |
| Ch. 6 | Role dialogue : organizational role analysis with pairs from the same organization | 95 |
| Ch. 7 | Organizational role analysis by telephone : the client I met only once | 113 |
| Ch. 8 | Drawing from role biography in organizational role analysis | 127 |
| Ch. 9 | Coaching senior executives : personal/work conflicts, mortality, and legacy | 145 |
| Ch. 10 | Organizational role analysis in management education | 159 |
| Concluding comments : organizational role analysis : from here to where? | 171 |
Overview
This book introduces the reader to the management consultancy technique of Organizational Role Analysis—a technique with the immensely practical purpose of helping managers to stay "in role and on task." As such, it provides a coherent, superbly illustrated framework for in-depth coaching. The ORA method is grounded in a process of consultation that derives from the conjunction of open systems theory, and psychodynamic understandings of human behavior. It enables the collaborative resolution of the mental and ...