Transforming Communication in Leadership and Teamwork

Part I. Leadership, Management, and Communication in a Time of Rapid Change

1. Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities at Work
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

2. As a Manager—Can I Be Human?—The Two-Agenda Approach
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

3. On Transformation
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

Part II. Case-Studies on Transforming Communication in Management

4. Carl Rogers’ Counseling Center in Chicago—A Case Study
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

5. Chairing the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling
Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White

6. Managing Change, Performance Evaluation, and Controlling with Congruence and Integrity
Eva Sollárová

7. How I Changed My Leadership Style from Directive-Confrontational to Open, Appreciative, and Person-Centered
Klaus Haasis

8. Make It Personal: International Futures Forum’s Approach to Community Transformation
Maureen O’Hara

Part III. For the Manager and Team Member

9. The Interpersonal Relationship at Work: The Preconditions of Transformative Communication
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

10. Methods for Transforming Communication: Dialogue
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

11. Transforming Communication Through Intensive Group Experience, Communication Workshops, and Open Case
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

12. Integrating the Two Agendas in Key Situations
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

13. Integrating the Two Agendas in Agile Management
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

14. Building and Developing Well-Functioning Teams—The Impact of Transformative Communication
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

Part IV. What Are the Facts?

15. How Neuroscience Can Help to Understand the Working of Emotions and Empathy in Leadership
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

16. Tasks and People: What Neuroscience Reveals About Managing Both Effectively
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

17. Study on Personal Perceptions of Communication in Organizations
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

18. Transforming Communication in Multicultural Contexts
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

Part V. Conclusions

19. The Social and Value Ramification: Well-Functioning Teams, Collaboration, and Co-actualization
Renate Motschnig, David Ryback

Keywords: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychological Methods/Evaluation