A new member of the renowned PH OD Series! The latest addition to the author’s well-loved set of process consultation books, this new volume builds on the content of the two that precede it while expanding to explore the critical area of the helping relationship. Process Consultation Revisited focuses on the interaction between a consultant and client, and explains how to achieve a healthy helping relationship. Whether the advisor is an OD consultant, therapist, social worker, manager, parent, or friend, the dynamics between advisor and advisee can be difficult to understand and manage. Schein creates a general theory and methodology of helping that will enable a diverse group of readers to navigate the helping process successfully.
About the Author
Edgar H. Schein is the Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He started his education at the University of Chicago, received his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University, and earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at Harvard University in 1952. Dr. Schein has published several books, including Process Consultation, Volume I: Its Role in Organization Development (1922, 2nd edition 1988), Career Dynamics (1978), Organizational Psychology (1980), Organizational Culture and Leadership (1985 2nd edition 1992), Career Anchors: Discovering your Real Values (1985) and Process Consultation, Volume II: Lessons for Managers and Consultants (1987), as well as numerous journal articles. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association, he has been a management and organization development consultant to many corporations and government agencies in the United States and abroad.
Description:
A new member of the renowned PH OD Series! The latest addition to the author’s well-loved set of process consultation books, this new volume builds on the content of the two that precede it while expanding to explore the critical area of the helping relationship. Process Consultation Revisited focuses on the interaction between a consultant and client, and explains how to achieve a healthy helping relationship. Whether the advisor is an OD consultant, therapist, social worker, manager, parent, or friend, the dynamics between advisor and advisee can be difficult to understand and manage. Schein creates a general theory and methodology of helping that will enable a diverse group of readers to navigate the helping process successfully.
About the Author
Edgar H. Schein is the Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He started his education at the University of Chicago, received his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University, and earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at Harvard University in 1952. Dr. Schein has published several books, including Process Consultation, Volume I: Its Role in Organization Development (1922, 2nd edition 1988), Career Dynamics (1978), Organizational Psychology (1980), Organizational Culture and Leadership (1985 2nd edition 1992), Career Anchors: Discovering your Real Values (1985) and Process Consultation, Volume II: Lessons for Managers and Consultants (1987), as well as numerous journal articles. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association, he has been a management and organization development consultant to many corporations and government agencies in the United States and abroad.