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Overview"The publication of this book coincides with a increasing recognition that the challenges facing society and organisations are not amenable to ""quick fixes"". The approaches to consultancy which underpin the cases presented here are particularly relevant in this new context. The contributors are graduates of AOC [The Tavistock Institute Masters Programme in Advanced Organisational Change and Consulting] and their associates; and the work they describe here is a testament to the quality of that programme and the learning that participants get from it." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen Izod , Susan Rosina WhittlePublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Karnac Books Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781855756960ISBN 10: 185575696 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 25 March 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Eric Miller [was] one of the founders of the programme in Advanced Organisational Change and Consulting (AOC). Knowing how highly he thought of the published word and of organisational practitioners' capacities to reflect on their experiences, to make sense of their practice, and to make their words publically available, I know he would have been immensely proud of this edited book, which does exactly this. I believe that Mind-ful Consulting is an essential read for any consultant who cares about the development of their praxis, and it is a refreshing asset to the scholarly writings within the Tavistock Institute's traditions. - Eliat Aram, Director, the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, from the Foreword 'One thread which runs through the book is consultancy as learning: learning for both the client and the consultant. The contributors to this book are both accomplished and experienced as consultants, and in a continuous process of development. They are open to reflection, critique of their work, and learning from and with their clients. This notion of learning on the part of client is important too. An effective consultancy intervention is one which not only helps the client to address a particular issue or problem, but which also develops the capacity of the client organisation and individuals in it to respond to change and development in the future.' - Phil Swann, Director of the Tavistock Institute (2004-2008) 'This thoughtful book adds to the growing literature on 'mindful' organisational and consulting practice, written by a group of scholarly practitioners reflecting on their craft. It opens up important new approaches for intervening to achieve learning and change at the individual and system levels alike. Here is a well grounded riposte to those who see management consulting as no more than an 'impression management' industry by a group of consultants who think deeply about theory and how it connects to practice.' - Professor Ewan Ferlie, Head of Department of Management, Kings College London The Contents The challenge of a mind-ful approach to organisational consulting - Sue Whittle Making sense of instability - Anjet van Linge Organisational identity - Jorn Hakon Riise Consulting in hyperturbulent conditions - Paul Owers Power dynamics of expertise - Veronika Grueneisen & Karen Izod Coaching and consulting to small businesses - Karol Szlichcinski & Ian Holder When consultants collaborate - Maura Walsh & Sue Whittle Executive coaching as an organizational intervention - Maria J. Nardone, Nancy D. Johnson, Lawrence A. Vitulano Integrating mindsets Deborah Davidson & Libby Kinneen Energy World - Kevin Dixon The use of history - Antonio Sama Endnote: Mind-fulness as meta and micro-narratives - Karen Izod Author InformationKaren Izod has been an Associate of the Tavistock Institute since 1998. Her coaching clients have come from government, commerce, industry and professional service firms. Recent and current piecesof work includethe design and delivery of a bespoke programme in coaching political leaders for the Leadership Centre for Local Government designing and implementing an evaluation of an initiative to introduce executive coaching in NHS Wales consulting to a securemental health provision, to help generate their strategic direction.Sue Whittle has published around forty academic and practitioner articles and has taught OD, MBA and HR programmes at masters level in a number of universities. Currently, she serves in a core faculty role on the National School of Government Masters Programme in Leading Public Sector Change and Organisational Development and continues in her role of core faculty at The Tavistock Institute on The Masters Programme in Advanced Organisational Change and Consulting. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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