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From Jim Collins' book, Good To Great, comes this fantastic quote by Walter Bruckart:
The top 5 factors that led his company from from mediocrity to excellence:
“One would be people, two would be people, three would be people, four would be people, and five would be ............................. people." !

And Gary Hamel says, "you can’t build a company that is fit for the future unless it is fit for human beings".
And then my favourite, from Margaret Wheatley:
"People support what they create… Continue

Another TA model used in organisations is Karpman’s Drama Triangle, (Karpman, 1971) which describes the three roles of the Persecutor, the Victim and the Rescuer.

An example of the roles played in a typical drama triangle at work is as follows:

You might have a manager who believes "My staff are useless, lazy, and untrustworthy.” He would be seen by his staff as the Persecutor. The subordinate might think, "I can never do anything right. The boss is cruel and demanding and unfair.” He would be… Continue

Strokes, Games and the Drama Triangle
Transactional Analysis as it may be applied in Organisations.

CHAPTER ONE
STROKE THEORY
Human beings are stroke junkies. By stroke, I mean the TA term for a form of recognition, be it a smile, or a frown, or recognition for a job well done, or punishment for poor performance.

What is the stroke economy of your organisation? How much recognition is given for a job well done? How much attention is given for a job poorly done? If your employees are conditione… Continue

TA 101

Transactional Analysis is a theory of personality and a systematic psychotherapy for personal growth and change. It is a profound way of understanding how and why people think, feel and behave as they do. It also offers simple and effective tools which enable people to become more self aware and discover new options to enrich their lives. It is applied in the fields of psychotherapy, education, counselling and organisational development.

The TA 101 course is the officially recognised in… Continue

Transactional Analysis is a profound way of understanding how and why people think, feel and behave as they do. It also offers simple and effective tools which enable people to become more self aware and more effective in their lives. As applied in organisations, it is used in management, communications training, and organisational analysis, to improve working relationships, problem-solving, and efficiency. TA provides the concepts to analyse, describe and understand the culture of the organisat… Continue