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Is Reparative Leadership possible in 2020?  Dr Bruno Boccara considers Socio-Analytic Dialogue and its elusive quest... Is Reparative Leadership possible in 2020? by Bruno Boccara Disagreements about policies are often the consequences of deeper psychosocial issues,...

Sorry Business: A Kleinian perspective on Apology and Reparation seminar on 13 May 2020 in Melbourne Seminar, Melbourne, Australia Dr Kate Dempsey (PhD) Kate Dempsey is an organisational consultant who has successfully operated her own business, Kate Dempsey &...

Professor Smith's most recent book is titled The Abundance-Scarcity Paradox.  He is currently working on a book to be titled: Teamwork is Destroying Organizations.Teamwork is Destroying Organizations: Public Lecture, Melbourne, Australia Professor Kenwyn K Smith (PhD)...

This workshop aims to help participants become authors of their written pieces; to discover the role of author; to allow their imagination to flourish. It also looks to the fundamentals of good writing and editing. Four-day Writing & Editorial Workshop in...

'Close to home' my reality of fire in Australia by Robyn Hartley 'Close to home' my reality of fire in Australia.  I want to share with you my journey... I live in Brogo NSW. Our local communities of Cobargo and Quaama were devastated on new years eve, two among many....

Climate Change Denial and Australia's Devastating Bush Fires Denial is a psychological defence employed when an individual or group is challenged in what they believe and when that belief is central to their sense of self. But what is most intriguing is that denial is...

Academic Excellence Award 2019 winner Cameron BrooksDr Brigid Nossal presented the John F Newton Award for Academic Excellence The award for the student who has received the highest grades across the years of the degree has been named in honour of Professor John...

     Change the company cultureThoughts on the practical application of systems psychodynamic learning I have just given a speech to the graduating class of 2019 which has caused me to reflect on what I have gained from my study of psychodynamics and my association...

Reflections on my PhD journey, NIODA Graduation 2019 As well as exploring face-to-face and online ways of working, I wanted my thesis to integrate cognitive and intuitive ways of knowing. To this end, I developed an art-based systems psychodynamic method. Reflections...

Trust at work Contemporary workplaces tend to be flatter, more collaborative and more distributed and, as such, require leaders and managers to develop trusting relationships with staff and stakeholders. But how do we define trust? This article draws upon different...

Reflexivity: Learning to Reflect in-action The idea of reflecting on our experience is often associated with having the luxury of time to spend in quiet contemplation, looking back and ruminating on what was and what might have been; recollecting the forks in our road...