Abraham Zaleznik papers

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Miscelleaneous correspondence kept on an 8-inch floppy disk.

Scope and Contents This recording consists of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s panel on Group Processes. The audio begins with the panel moderator Dr. Burness E. Moore who introduces the panelists. The panel consists of Dr. Jacob A. Arlo, Dr. Roger Shapiro, Dr. Kenneth Calder, Dr. Abraham Zaleznik, and Dr. Otto Kernberg. Moore states this panel will focus on explaining group processes and the functioning of groups of different sizes and organizational structures. The recording then skips to Moore...

Scope and Contents This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0001. Dr. Jacob Arlo continues his response to Dr. Zaleznik’s paper and discusses situational congruence, when leaders of groups try to consciously or subconsciously manipulate the group’s unconscious fantasies, regressive phenomena, and when groups try to appeal to basic, unconscious, universal fantasies. The next speaker is Dr. Kenneth Calder who is briefly introduced by Moore and responds to a paper written by Pearl King. King’s paper...

Scope and Contents This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0002. Dr. Roger Shaprio continues his discussion of group regression, and discusses in Dr. Otto Kernberg’s theories. Moore steps in again to introduce Dr. Otto Kernberg. Dr. Kernberg’s paper focuses on psychoanalytic understanding and applications of large group processes. The next section of the recording consists of audience members’ reactions to the panel and individual panelists. After this Dr. Shaprio, Dr. Arlo and Dr. Coulder give some...

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This recording is of the fall meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Society. The speaker, Abraham Zaleznik, discusses object loss, Oedipus complex, the study of leadership in organizations, field methodology/field studies in the social sciences, how he got interested in the study of leadership, his consulting work, Wilfred Dion’s work specifically his book Experiences in Groups, and introduces a case study about younger versus older generations’ attitudes in a business environment.

Scope and Contents This is a recording of the fall meeting of the American Psychoanalyst Association which took place on December 16-20, 1987. The recording starts in the middle of Zaleznik’s discussion. He starts off by talking about consulting and his advice for consultants. Namely: keep a clear head, observe the environment and understand dynamics then position yourself to make change within the organization and be clear and transparent about what you are doing. Zaleznik emphasizes calling out incompetent...

Scope and Contents This is a recording of a talk given by Abraham Zaleznik at the 35th Annual Institute of Personnel Management Convention which took place from September 23-25, 1991. The focus of the convention was South Africa and "building profitable partnerships." Zaleznik posits that the fields of human relation management, business management and government leadership need to focus on human motivation as a basis for the practice of leadership. He believes that psychoanalytic knowledge and theory give...

Scope and Contents This recording is a talk given at the 35th Annual Institute of Personnel Management Convention which took place from September 23-25, 1991. The focus of the convention was South Africa and “building profitable partnerships.” The talk is introduced by Professor Martin Nasser who states three people from three companies will talk about their experience turning around their businesses/companies. The first speaker is Spencer Sterling the chief executive of Sam [?] Co. who discusses corporate...

Scope and Contents This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0007. Derek Monet[?] continues to talk about how tackled problems at the corporation by looking at the strategy of the business, creating a mission statement, ensuring leadership was driven from the top, and reworking the training within the organization. He concludes by talking about the positive feedback he received from employees after enacting change. The final speaker, who is not introduced, synthesizes all three of the previous speaker’s...

Scope and Contents This recording is a panel discussion for the Group for Applied Psychoanalysis (GAP). The theme of the panel is Edward (Ted) Kennedy and the American Consciousness. The panel moderator notes the three themes brought up throughout the panel will be the hero, the family, and death. Panelists include Bob Coover, Susannah Lizar [?], Miles Shore, and Dr. Arthur Valenstein. The panel begins with Coover who states he likes to study what he calls are icons of guarded time and the communal appetite...

Scope and Contents This recording summarizes the books The Managerial Mystique by Abraham Zaleznik and Major Account Sales Strategy by Neil Rackham. Zaleznik and Rackham are also interviewed after each of their books are summarized. The Managerial Mystique challenges the ideas people have about managers. Zaleznik defines managers and leaders separately, and believes most managers are not leaders. He advocates for direct communication, charisma, individuality, idiosyncrasy/eccentricity, and aggression in...

Scope and Contents The recording is a meeting of Group 8 at the Center for Advance Psychoanalytic Studies at Princeton, NJ on November 10-12, 1972. At the beginning of the recording meeting participants are listed by their institute. Dr. Heinz Kohut, his work and a paper he wrote called “Thoughts on Narcissism and Narcissistic Rage” are the topic of discussion. The paper discusses the interrelationship of object instinctual and narcissistic factors in psychoanalytic situation, aggressive responses to...

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This recording recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0013. Along with narcissism, other topics discussed during this recording include the Oedipus complex, oedipal phases, oedipal pathology, repression, family dynamics (the mother, father and child), masturbation, object relations vs. object love, Sigmund Freud’s work on narcissism and the self. Again, Dr. Kohut takes comments and questions on his thoughts from those at the meeting.

Scope and Contents This recording is another session of a meeting of Group 8 at the Center for Advance Psychoanalytic Studies at Princeton, NJ on November 10-12, 1972. The focus is Dr. Heinz Kohut and his work. Topics discussed include Dr. Kohut's analytic outlook, constructions vs. interpretations in analysis, aggression, Dr. Kohut's paper on narcissism and narcissistic rage as well as narcissism generally, Dr. Kohut's psychoanalysis work and how to treat patients, family dynamics (the mother, father and...

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0015. Dr. Kohut continues the conversation about narcissism. Other topics discussed include: the self and self-continuity, analysis of narcissistic disorders, narcissistic rage and aggression, omnipotence of the self and the omnipotence of the self-object, narcissistic transference, self-doubt as a psychoanalyst, idealized father, idealization of the super ego, and his own experiences with various patients.

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0016. Dr. Kohut leads the discussion on narcissism while also touching on topics that include: Kohut’s concept of telescoping, the differences of narcissism in men and women, female patients Kohut has treated with narcissism, how to disguise patient’s identities when publishing clinical material, early psychoanalysts, and working with patients that have undergone psychoanalysis with another analyst.

Scope and Contents This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0017. Those attending a meeting at Center for Advance Psychoanalytic Studies continue to talk to Dr. Kohut about his work. The meeting begins with a question posed by Dr. Niedel (sp?). He asks Dr. Kohut about patients developing an internal rhythm system/a sense of cohesion, and asks for Dr. Kohut to give more clinical vignettes. Topics discussed include: narcissism, the relationship between an analyst and patient, late patients, narcissistic...

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0018. The conversation is continued with Dr. Kohut. Topics discussed include gratification of the childhood wish, patient/analyst relationships, the discipline of psychoanalysis and the “right” way to do thing vs. breaking with traditional methods, changes in psychoanalytic theory, and self-consolidation and the early development of language.

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0019. Topics discussed with Dr. Kohut and other meeting participants include the grandiose self, the idealized/omnipotent object, borderline cases of narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic transference, the super ego, idealization/idealized figures namely parents, oedipal complex, and believing the patient. As with other conversations, Dr. Kohut uses case studies of his own patients to illustrate his points.

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0020. Dr. Kohut and others at the meeting discuss manifest transference, the idealized figure, the relationship between the mother, father and child, the negative Oedipus, oedipal drive, object love, and a reconstructive psychoanalytic approach. Dr. Kohut notes that participants want to hear more clinical situations and discusses two cases with them that are not his own, analyzes them and discusses potential approaches.

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This recording is a continuation of 012524298_AT_0021. Dr. Kohut finishes talking about one of the clinical situations he brought up in 012524298_AT_0021. This is the final recording from the sessions at Center for Advance Psychoanalytic Studies.

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This PDF file contains exported data from a 5.25" floppy disk. The PDF file includes research on international leadership, 1987.

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Files include HBS teaching notes and case preparation, Cases Marigold Products (N9-488-034) and Louise Bentley (N9-488-033).

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The files extracted from this disk contain a syllabus for Psychodynamics of Leadership and final exam for Social Psychology of Management.

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Files extraced from this floppy disk contain HBS teaching notes and case preparation, case General Patton and the Sicilian slapping incidents (2-469-011).