REFLECTIONS ON GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Reflections on Organizations is the third of the three books in the Manfred kets de Vries on the Couch series. The third book in this series broadens Kets de Vries' canvas and examines concepts of organizational health, performance, and change. Material ranges from studies of high performance teams - based on time the author spent with the pygmies of central Africa - to the use of coaching techniques to improve personal and organizational functioning. Here kets de Vries looks at the interpersonal and group processes that determine how organizations work within specific contexts, including family firms. It includes studies on dysfunctional leader-follower relationships, downsizing, and organizational transformation. Kets de Vries introduces his concept of the authentizotic organization - a pleasant, healthy, well-functioning workplace.