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Can an american psychotherapeutic system contribute to british leadership development?

Pete Mann (School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, England)
Jon Chapman (Cranfield University School of Management, England)

International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior

ISSN: 1093-4537

Article publication date: 1 March 2009

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Abstract

The millennium found the first ever training in Britain of the American Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) method of adult reparative growth taking place with a dozen experienced leadership development specialists. They quickly proceeded to incorporate this psychodynamic cum systemic approach within their successful practiceportfolios. What is the influence of PBSP on their coaching and personal development work with senior, fully functioning, high performing executives? A qualitative analysis based in their reported practice identifies two specific technical adaptations illustrated empirically and conceptually elaborated in this paper. The authors speculate on the implications of these preliminary outcomes from PBSP practice within the context of tentative neuroscientific understanding and underpinning psychodynamic theoretical assumptions. They conclude questioning a core premise of ‘talk therapy.’

Citation

Mann, P. and Chapman, J. (2009), "Can an american psychotherapeutic system contribute to british leadership development?", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 559-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-12-04-2009-B002

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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