Petros Oratis

Course Tutor and Supervisor

Petros is an organisational consultant, executive coach and co-founder of The Lateral Space, a consulting practice based in Amsterdam, which primarily focuses on the development of executive and organizational collaboration.

He is a visiting faculty member of the systems-psychodynamic executive postgraduate course: “Inside Dynamics in Organizations” at the University of Utrecht. He has held member and staff roles at various Group Relations Conferences and has presented papers at ISPSO and OPUS.

Through his doctoral research: “On The Lateral Axis: A systems-psychodynamic study of the lateral relations of collaboration amongst senior leaders in corporate organizations”, Petros developed a passion for studying lateral dynamics in organisations and society, and how authority and power take new forms inside and outside formal hierarchal structures.

Publications:
• Doctoral Thesis (2022): On the Lateral Axis: A Systems-Psychodynamic Study of the Lateral Relations of Collaboration amongst Senior Leaders in Corporate Organizations
• NIODA Symposium (2022): Taming the Beast: Exploring the lateral dynamics between the social movement and its opposition side and the need to shift from polarization to co-existence.
• Tavistock Institute Lunchtime talks (2023): Exploring Lateral Relations at Work
• Monthly Podcast: The Lateral Dialogues