Synopsis
The book is a textbook written for leaders, managers, and process consultants working with individuals, groups, and organizations.It is the first book making dialectical theories of knowledge useful for day-to-day problem solving, updating Frankfurt School insights for the 21st century.The book addresses issues of business leadership for an evolving planet and the need for transformational thinking in intercultural and international environments.It unravels the cognitive dimension of human work, by introducing a cognitive theory of work and of organizations, and lays the foundation for the requisite organization of companies and public institutions through capability management focused on level of adult development and the capabilities associated with it.
A short introduction to the book is Otto Laske's 2015 publication entitled "Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders: A Primer", published by Integral publishers, Tucson, AZ, US.
About the Author
Otto Laske PhD PsyD os a prolific writer on the life of the mind. He is the Founder and present Director of the Otto Laske Interdevelopmental Institute (IDm) in Gloucester, MA, where he directs a reputed practic-oriented developmental education and research program. Otto is known as a teacher, coach, mentor, social scientist, published poet, composer, and visual artist. In his work, he combines lessons he learned at the Frankfurt School (from Adorno and others) and at the Kohlberg School (from Kegan, Basseches, and others).
Otto is the author of short "teaser" book introducing this volume, entitled "Dialectical thinking for integral leaders: A primer", of 2015.
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