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Parenting: A Source of Inspiration for Leadership

In: Emotional Abuse and Neglect in the Workplace

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  • Joost Kampen

    (Vrije Universiteit)

Abstract

This book is based on my PhD dissertation in which I explore the reasons why my interventions as an organizational development (OD) consultant did not always have the desired effect. After searching in vain for an explanation in the change management literature, I happened upon knowledge from a different domain. I discovered that the terminology of developmental psychology described the phenomena I encountered in my consultancy practice. I applied these concepts to organizations. This commercial edition of my PhD research is intended for a wide audience of OD professionals. This chapter summarizes my approach to organizational change and traces the process through which I developed the concept of emotional neglect in organizations (Section 1.1). It also describes my surprise at the ineffectiveness of change interventions at Gemeentevervoerbedrijf (GVB), Amsterdam’s public transport company, and my conclusion that the lack of reciprocity there was the key to why its reorganizations had failed (Section 1.2). Section 1.3 focuses on the use of metaphors to describe organizations, in particular the metaphor of neglectful parenting. Section 1.4 provides an overview of the structure of this book.

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  • Joost Kampen, 2015. "Parenting: A Source of Inspiration for Leadership," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Emotional Abuse and Neglect in the Workplace, chapter 1, pages 1-10, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-53433-0_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137534330_1
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