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Group Dynamics: What Coaches and Consultants Need to Watch Out for

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Attempting to lead without any knowledge of group and institutional process is, in my view, equivalent to attempting to cross the Sahara without a compass or a map. With great luck it is possible, but definitely not the best way of going about things. Yet it is not uncommon for leaders to have very little training or awareness about group and institutional forces in everyday working life, but nevertheless to be at the helm of vast and influential organizations.

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  1. Anton Obholzer
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. INSEAD, France

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change) & Elizabeth Florent-Treacy (Senior Lecturer and INSEAD Dutch Alumni Research Fellow in Leadership, Diversity and Governance) (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change) &  (Senior Lecturer and INSEAD Dutch Alumni Research Fellow in Leadership, Diversity and Governance)

  2. INSEAD, Singapore

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change) (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change)

  3. INSEAD, Abu Dhabi

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change) (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change)

  4. Center for Leadership Development Research, European School of Management and Technology, Germany

    Konstantin Korotov (Associate Professor and Director) (Associate Professor and Director)

  5. Lord Ashcroft International Business School, UK

    Caroline Rook (Senior Lecturer HRM and Leadership) (Senior Lecturer HRM and Leadership)

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Obholzer, A. (2016). Group Dynamics: What Coaches and Consultants Need to Watch Out for. In: de Vries, M.F.R.K., Korotov, K., Florent-Treacy, E., Rook, C. (eds) Coach and Couch. INSEAD Business Press. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-56161-9_3

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