title: Cultural revelations: shining a light on organizational dynamics.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a model for how elements of group relations and organization development perspectives can be combined in a successful organizational consultancy and to demonstrate through a case analysis what blending the two can look like in practice. The further aim of this paper is to provide readers-group therapists in particular-with an increased understanding of how to use therapeutic skills and theories in organizational consultation. The case study is provided to illustrate actual interventions and depict the use of self-as-instrument as one tool available to organizational change consultants. Throughout the paper, ideas are offered on how to engage organizational clients to work with what is irrational and unconscious as well as what is rational and conscious.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organization & Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10027, USA. dn28@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Noumair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009938:Organizations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*