Open lectures: thinking about organisations – March 2025
Join our livestream to hear Professor Steen Visholm explore ‘The promoted sibling: open and hidden family dynamics in organisations’.
In this new series of open lectures, our Advanced practice and research: consultation and the organisation (D10D) team welcome eminent external speakers to present on a range of themes related to organisational and social dynamics.
In this lecture, taking place on Thursday 13 March 2025, Professor Steen Visholm will present on ‘Open and hidden family dynamics in organisations’.
Students and members of staff at The Tavistock and Portman are invited to attend the lecture in-person, while others are welcome to join this livestream via Zoom.
About this lecture:
Entitled ‘The promoted sibling: open and hidden family dynamics in organisations’, this lecture will be delivered by Professor Steen Visholm (Roskilde University, Denmark).
When the Oedipus complex is extended to consider siblings, more complex dynamics become accessible. In his talk, Professor Visholm takes as his point of departure his book ‘Family Psychodynamics in Organizational Contexts: the Hidden Forces that Shape the Workplace’ (Routledge, 2021), in which he explores these issues. He argues for the importance of differentiating between parent and sibling transferences, and takes a closer look at the hidden family dynamics in mergers, self-governing groups, and much more.
About this speaker
Steen Visholm PhD is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Roskilde University, Denmark, where he is also Director of the Masters Programme in the Psychology of organization and the Centre of Organizational Psychology. He has been a staff member of more than 50 Group Relations conferences over the years, including the Leicester Conference, and has directed more than 30 of them. In 2005, he received the Gunnar Hjelhjolt Award and was President of ISPSO (International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations) from 2019-2021.
Who is this event for?
This livestream is open to anyone who may be interested in hearing about some of the latest ideas and developments in organisational and social dynamics – including leaders, managers, coaches, consultants, and those considering this area for future training or research.
Students and members of staff at The Tavistock and Portman are invited to attend this event in-person, while others are welcome to join our livestream via Zoom.
Event details
- This open lecture will take place on Thursday 13 March 2025 from 5.00pm to 6.30pm
- The open lecture will be livestreamed via Zoom
- The livestream is free to join, but you must register to secure your place
- Joining details will be emailed to you after you have signed up
- At the end of the evening, there will be a presentation of the award of certificates for those who receiving the Tavistock Qualification in Consultation (D10C)