1st Edition

The Consulting Process as Drama Learning from King Lear

By Erik De Haan Copyright 2003
    80 Pages
    by Routledge

    80 Pages
    by Routledge

    Drawing comparisons between consultancy and the classical tragedy, King Lear, the author explores the core theme of responsibility. Arguing that King Lear is vital to gaining an understanding of consulting, leadership and management, the author explores in detail the positive lessons to be learnt from this tragedy for the manager and the management consultant. Erik de Haan is a Senior Organisation Development Consultant at Ashridge Consulting. He specialises in the interpersonal and dramatic aspects of working in groups and organisations. He has worked as a trainer and consultant for different firms in the Netherlands.

    Prologue -- Introduction -- Exposition -- Development -- Crisis and peripeteia -- Denouement -- Catastrophe and exodus -- Conclusion -- Epilogue

    Biography

    Erik De Haan