supervision

Supposed differences between generations can actually be explained by period effects. We all think differently today than in the past. However, we mistakenly attribute these societal differences to the different generations rather than to the...

During a generational change, entrepreneurs often look critically at the next generation because their successors seem to question their values. Successors, on the other hand, are well advised to follow their own path that suits their values and...

People with a technical professional background who enter the field of psychodynamic coaching encounter a world that is unknown to them. Strangeness is a formative experience of the border crosser. Strangeness also remains a companion while coaching...

The introductory article provides an overview of the discourse in the supervision literature on the subject of reservations, resentment, resistance, ambivalence and clichés about the supervision format. Misunderstandings arise, among other things,...

The article describes the phenomenon of increasing alienation and acceleration in modern society, as it also manifests itself in the practice of supervision. The author reflects on her experiences working with organizations in the social sector,...

The article describes a prescribed individual consultation process with a senior physician in a large hospital. The interconnection of knowledge, power and historically shaped professional understanding of medical professionals is analyzed with the...

Based on reflections on his own and others’ prejudices in and about coaching, the author offers an operationally manageable definition of what causes prejudices to become problems. Work on this matter is identified as a core task of many coaching...