OEDIPUS IN ORGANIZATIONS - PSYCHODYNAMIC CONSULTATION OF ORGANIZATIONS

Three applications of psychodynamic organizational consulting are desc ribed: First in a firm, in which a past event continued to hinder the work process up into the present. Revealing unconscious communication structures provided relief and allowed progress within the entire syst em. Second clarifying workers' relationships through psychodynamic-sys temic coaching increased awareness for the problem of joint rivalry wh ich had hindered exchange of information. Third demonstrating in a fam ily firm the unconscious hierarchy phantasies of father and son helped solve a succession conflict and improve the business' structure.