supervision

From the outset, group dynamics has not been a purely academic discipline but has been dedicated to solving social problems. Over time, social problems have increasingly been addressed as organizational problems. Today, there is a wealth of...

This article argues for a shift in perspective: moving away from focusing on individuals towards analyzing organizational structures and patterns of expectations. Instead of psychologizing or moralizing problems, the interplay of formality and...

Psychoanalysis, originally developed for the treatment of individuals, is applied in psychodynamic organizational consulting to understand unconscious dynamics that influence individual and group behaviour, leadership, and organisational culture....

The article raises awareness among process-oriented consultants about business parameters and outlines seven clusters of key management indicators and their benefits for leadership and consulting.

The article presents and discusses the micro-political perspective on organisation. It highlights the structural dynamics of micro-political action by actors in companies. Essentially, micro-political action means placing the pursuit of individual...

In July 2025, the board of the German Association for Supervision and Coaching (DGSv) published a position paper in which the consulting formats of supervision, coaching, and organizational consulting are presented in a differentiated manner. In...

How does a requested team supervision turn into organizational consulting? An anonymized example is used to describe the expansion of perspective and the different approach. In particular, with regard to role design and attitude, the authors...