Organizational TA Programme 2010-2011

This programme will be based upon Organizational Transactional Analysis which is a dynamic and creative approach to human relationships, and personal and professional development. Organizational TA focuses on building on what is already working. It provides a focus on both the individual and the organization - whether that be large or small, simple or complex.

Whether you are a trainer, consultant or manager, Organizational TA provides you with a practical approach to working with people in the work setting. The five topics are as follows:

23rd to 25th September 2010
Not Playing the Game - facilitated by Anita Mountain
TA partly became known for identifying and analysing the psychological games that go on between individuals. This workshop will primarily look at organizational games and the cultures within which they thrive, and focus on the ways in which we can deal with games at both an individual and organizational level.

25th to 27th November 2010
Passion, Purpose, Path and Physis - facilitated by Anita Mountain
A number of TA writers - including Muriel James and Denton Roberts - have written about passion and purpose. Berne's concept of physis - the thrust of life - is important as a way of understanding energy. Do we discover or decide on our path? How do individuals and organizations get to remain on the path they set for themselves?

27th to 29th January 2011
Creativity - facilitated by Anita Mountain
This workshop will look at creativity from a TA perspective. People often talk as though the capacity for creativity were only possessed by "very special" people, and often in a narrow definition of creating works of art. In reality we are creative moment by moment each day. This workshop will look at what TA can contribute to understanding and developing our own, other people's and organizational creativity.

24th to 26th March 2011
Resilience in Individuals and Organizations facilitated by Chris Davidson
What do we mean when we talk of resilience? Is it a quality which can be developed, or is it a given for an individual or an organization? Is it related to some kind of inner "toughness" or to a flexibility in adapting to what happens? This workshop will examine thinking from a number of authors and link these to TA.

19th to 21st May 2011
Power and Authority - facilitated by Anita Mountain
One of the legacies of the '60's and '70's is to view all kinds of power in a negative way. By this thinking, the world would be better off without power. In reality, power is, and needs to be, present everywhere, and at every level. This workshop will look at how TA makes sense of power and authority - examining types of power and sources of power.