Writings

Let’s Give Teams a Chance

26/9/2024

Photo by F. Bandini 2021 ©

About work groups, social loafing and how to give real teams a chance to bloom

Addressing Authority in Contemporary Organizations

24/9/2024

Have you identified the main sources of authority within your organization?...

What is the main purpose of executive coaching interventions?

16/9/2024

A relational coaching approach informed by systems psychodynamics

Conversations Beneath The Surface

16/8/2024

White Swan, Genève, 2023

An invitation to explore beneath the surface of everyday life, that which has not yet been thought, where ties between us and the world in which we live are woven.

Onboarding & Leadership Acceleration

18/7/2024

How can you facilitate the integration of your executives and ensure that their transition to new functions is as smooth and successful as possible?

Catalyzing Change Through Group Coaching Interventions

15/7/2024

Illustration: Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1950

When it feels like time to unlock potential

The Fear Of Success

12/7/2024

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, 1988

“It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found.”
— Donald W. Winnicott

“You loved me as a loser, but now you’re worried that I just might win.”
— Leonard Cohen

Executive and Leadership Coaching: Psychodynamic Approach

11/6/2024

Emerging Star, Michael Morgulis

Explore ‘below the surface’, expand your perspectives, clarify your situation, and ‘get unstuck’.

When The Human Psyche Meets AI

5/6/2024

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam (detail), around 1512

In our encounter with AI, may we be psychologically strong and mature enough to move beyond fascination, fear, and automatic adaptive responses, in order to develop a creative and meaningful relationship with this digital other.

Abstract: From deep within our unconscious, will our main intrapsychic guide in this emerging relationship with AI be the ‘Ego Ideal’, an inspiring role model that fosters connection with our highest values and aspirations, or the ‘Ideal Ego’, an infantile tyrant in search of unlimited power? Will we be able to avoid collusion between artificial intelligence and our human unconscious?

A Special Set of Conceptual Tools to Bring about Change in Groups

30/5/2024

Mohamed Melehi, Composition, 1968

The Wilfred Bion’s theory of groups

When the Trusted Advisor of the CEO is a Fool

27/5/2024

Epichtonius Cosmopolites, The Fool’s Cap Map of the World, ca. 1580s*

A trusted advisor sometimes emerges when the CEO feels that even senior executives tend to speak their minds ‘selectively’ and are more likely to tell him what he wants to hear rather than what they themselves are thinking. Indeed, how can the CEO succeed at his task if he cannot get honest and constructive feedback from at least one trusted critical stakeholder?

The Path to One’s Life

20/5/2024

To exist in the contemporary age

Evolving Managerial Thinking in the Face of Organizational Change

9/4/2024

No Doubt, David Shrigley, 2020

Organizational change is a complex process that often challenges traditional managerial thinking. While executives may approach change with concrete plans and structures, the reality of organizational dynamics, influenced by human behavior, can lead to unexpected outcomes. This paper delves into the evolution of managerial thinking during organizational change, highlighting the limitations of mechanistic perspectives and advocating for a more holistic approach rooted in understanding human behavior and systemic dynamics.

Coaching the ‘Ideal Self’ for Sustained Positive Change: A Realistic Approach Backed By Research

1/3/2024

To get where you want to be from where you are...

Being Assertive…

13/2/2024

Quick and simple (and not necessarily easy) reminders

Know Thyself, But Not Completely

24/1/2024

Letter to a young leader. It’s never too late to be young.

Autonomy at Work: A Contemporary Dilemma

16/11/2023

JR, collage of a photo on the ground, Flatiron Plaza, New York City, 2015

“Be autonomous (and obey)!”

The Problem With Irony

30/6/2023

Less irony, more poetry

What Time Is It? It’s Past, Present and Future.

11/5/2023

There is enough time to become creative and active participants in our own destiny.

The Odyssey of Leadership

19/4/2023

J. M. Turner, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, 1829

When we cross turbulent seas and navigate uncharted territory, real or metaphorical, an ally can be extremely valuable in avoiding the reefs and walking each other home.

Dare To Face the Ghosts from Your Past to Unlock Your Leadership Potential

7/4/2023

The Haunted Lane, Melander & Bro., 1889

A Methodology of Action

The Fool is Among Us

7/10/2022

The jester Stańczyk. Painting by Jan Matejko, 1862

The Fool invites us to look under the masks, to become more conscious and to live more freely.

The Leadership That Conceals Leadership

30/9/2022

Liu Bolin Hiding in Italy, The Court Theatre in the Royal Palace of Caserta, 2018

Leadership is not about being in charge.

The Ancient Eastern Strategist: A Disciple of Silent Transformations

12/9/2022

William Gagliano, Silent Transformations, 2019

Disciple of silent transformations, the ancient Eastern strategist patiently waits for the adequate moment to intervene and to induce change indirectly. The right touch, the right word, at the right time in the right place.

The Sixth Personality Trait

23/6/2022

Prevalence in the general population:10%.

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