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May 2022
Prof. Mark Stein seminar – The lost good self: Why the whistleblower is hated and stigmatized
You are warmly invited to attend an online seminar with GRA and Prof. Mark Stein (University of Leicester). The lost good self: Why the whistleblower is hated and stigmatized When: Due to be held on 11th May 2022, 7.30-9pm AEST In this paper Prof. Stein develops a new explanation that furthers our understanding of why whistleblowers are frequently hated and stigmatized. He calls into question the widely held assumption in the literature that whistleblowers are hated and stigmatized exclusively because they represent…
Find out more »July 2022
Mid Year Listening Post
REGISTER NOW We are living through an incredibly challenging period with many of us reporting high levels of anxiety and fatigue. It is therefore opportune that GRA is providing a space to reflect upon some of these challenges together, through a mid year Listening Post. Listening Posts are based on the notion that a group of people meeting together to study the behaviour of the society as a society allows the unconscious expression of some characteristics of the wider social…
Find out more »November 2022
Shame in Organisations : Workshop Series Two
7:00 – 8.30 pm. Thursday 17th November 2022 (Note Change of date. The date of the second seminar has been moved from 8 November to 17 November.) Members: $40 per ticket includes first and second session Non Members: $50 per ticket includes first and second session Come along as Dr Susan Mravlek presents her Phd research about Shame in organisations. Over two sessions, the group will learn about shame, its prevalence in organisational life and its insidious impact upon organisations.…
Find out more »The Evolution of Group Relations Around the World
This panel discussion will explore similarities and differences in the evolution and practice of group relations from a US, British and Australian perspective, and consider future directions. Panel members include James Krantz, USA, Leslie Brissett, UK, and Nuala Dent, Australia. The panel will be moderated by Jinette de Gooijer. James Krantz is an organisational consultant and researcher from New York. He is a distinguished member of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organisations, a Fellow of the A.K.…
Find out more »Group Relations Conference : The history of now: creating meaning (in the present moment)
A group relations conference is a method for learning about the exercise of role, authority and social dynamics in undertaking tasks in groups and organisations. It is a powerful personal learning experience unmatched by other approaches to organisational analysis and leadership. Group Relations Australia (GRA) has conducted biennial group relations and mini conferences since 2007. GRA’s conferences are based in the Tavistock / systems psychodynamics approach and have, over the years, explored and developed a range of innovations. The 2022…
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