Books
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Haslebo & Partners have so far published two books in English:
Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations
by Cand.psych Gitte Haslebo & Cand.psych Maja Loua Haslebo
A TAOS Institute Publication, 2012.
In unforeseeable ways, events in organizations can lead to loss of face, violations of personal dignity, damaged relationships and poor results. Managers, employees and consultants search for ideas that might help them deal with complicated situations in morally respectful ways. By telling nine dramatic real life stories the authors illustrate how managers, employees and consultants might find inspiration in key social constructionist concepts and relational ethics. They introduce and unfold five key moral obligations in relational ethics: social responsibility, dialogic obligations, shared responsibility for positioning, inquiry of value to the work community and the obligation to interact as morally responsible agents.
"Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations is a wonderful book and I recommend it highly. It moves forward the discussion about ethics in organizations within a social constructionist perspective. Beautifully written and a delight to read, it provides an opportunity for English-readers to see how familiar ideas are being developed and practiced in a less familiar social, political, and institutional context, and - most importantly, from my perspective - the authors succeed in inscribing their wisdom and humanity. The book shows how we can make relational ethics support our being human in organizations."
- W. Barnett Pearce, Professor Emeritus at Fielding Graduate University, California
If you want to buy the book and have it sent to Denmark, please order it on the TAOS Institute's website. Use this link - http://www.taosinstitute.net/practicing-relational-ethics-in-organizations. For shipping options choose "international". The price for the book Is §24 plus delivery. The book will be shipped from the U.K. by postal services. Delivery costs vary as to the number of books you want to buy. Delivery time is approximately 6-10 days. You can also order the book by sending an email to adm@haslebo-partnere.dk with information about billing and delivery addresses.
Systems and Meaning - Consulting in Organizations
by Cand.psych Gitte Haslebo & Cand.psych Kit Sanne Nielsen
This book by Haslebo and Nielsen was originally written in Danish and published in Denmark, where it has had four printings. We felt that these authors bring a new perspective to systemic work with organisations, and since there is far too little writing to match the amount of work being done in this area, we decided that this was an important book to add to our series. Readers will immediately feel familiar with the values and the conceptual framework that underpin Haslebo and Nielsen's work. They see organisational problems occurring in a particular context, they clearly trace the way problems arise out of relations amongst the different parts of the larger system, and they pursue the meanings that these problems have for individuals and organisations alike. Yet they also introduce new conceptual models, such as Kolb's model of experiential learning.
But these authors are, above all, practitioners. They earn their living through their work with organisations, and it is this precious first-hand experience that must somehow be understood and articulated so that other practitioners can take the ideas into their own settings. The case studies are presented in some depth and are used to illustrate the way systemic concepts are translated into consultation work. Although this book is clearly written and accessible for practitioners out to work with organisation's, it is the depth of experience of the authors that comes through on every page.
David Campbell and Ros Draper, from their Foreword
The book costs 200 DKK + p & p and it can be purchased by writing a mail to adm@haslebo-partnere.dk
The following books have only been published in Danish:
New Roads for Journalism - When Language Creates Meaning
Danish title: Nye veje for journalistik - Når sprog skaber meaning
By Gitte Haslebo and Magnus Harald Haslebo, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2010.
The book challenges the idealistic demand of objectivity and truth that dominates the field of journalism and it raises important questions about the future role of journalism as well as its methods, responsibilities, ethics, etc. Furthermore, the book demonstrates in concrete details how journalists' ways of using the language result in an exaggerated focus on differences and conflicts, creating polarization between people and groups, throwing suspicion on persons, and attributing sinister motives to persons. This negative language flourishes especially in the fields of journalism that focus on revealing hidden information and moralizing about it. The assumptions of these fields are challenged in the book, and new roads to a practice of journalism with more promises and interesting perspectives are shown.
Authors: Mette Bock, Christian Breinholt, Peter Bridge, Anne-Marie Dohm, Ulrik Haagerup, Gitte Haslebo and Magnus Harald Haslebo.
304 pages
348 DKK
Self-management and Communities
- New Perspectives on Modern Worklife
By Sanina Kürstein (Ed). Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2010.
Contains two chapters by Gitte Haslebo & Maja Loua Haslebo.
229 pages
348 dkk
Appreciative HR and Organizational Development
- Co-Creation of Meaning, Action and Better Results
By Maja Loua Haslebo & Danielle Bjerre Lyndgaard, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2008
An inspirational book for consultants and leaders on how to co-create organizational development in appreciative and inquiring ways. The theoretic ideas are linked to practical examples and the authors give their suggestions as to how HR practices such as recruitment, retainment, leadership development, stress management, absenteeism and commitment can be handled with inspiration from appreciative inquiry. Furthermore, this book contains a line of tools, methods, models, ideas for application, exercises for dialogue and reflection as well as inspirational real life stories based on several consultants' useful experiences with appreciative inquiry in organizations.
Only published in Danish.
231 pages
318 DKK
Appreciative Leadership
- Co-Creation of Courage, Commitment and Better Results
By Maja Loua Haslebo & Danielle Bjerre Lyndgaard, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2007
A hands on inspirational book in which theoretic ideas in appreciative inquiry are linked to leadership and management. The ideas and concepts are operationalized and outlined in the context of everyday leadership tasks and challenges - with the ultimate aim of creating better results. This book also contains interviews with leaders who are working with appreciative inquiry, exercises, cases from real life in organizations, and examples of leadership and management practices through the appreciative approach.
TRANSLATION IN PROCESS
172 pages
278 DKK
Ethics in Organizations
- From Good Intentions to Better Action Possibilities
By Gitte Haslebo & Maja Loua Haslebo, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2007
The authors outline new ideas and methods within organizational development which help leaders, employees and consultants navigate in complexity and practice what the authors term relational ethics. This book is based on social constructionism and demonstrates how our language creates the social realities in which we live our life in organizations. 15 real life narratives illustrate how moral rights and obligations are embedded in unnoticeable everyday occurrences as well as in exceptional and dramatic events in organizations. Key concepts of this book are: Context, relations, discourses, appreciation and power.
This book has been translated into English. Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations. A TAOS Institute Publication. Read about the book at the top of this page.
344 pages
398 DKK
Narrative Organizational Development
- Forming Shared Meaning and Action
By Michala Schnoor
This book presents the narrative ideas and concepts in practical ways and offers inspirational input as to how these may be applied in organizational development - in formal learning activities as well as in everyday conversation between organizational members. Key concepts in this book are power, ethics, and co-creation of meaning and action through language. The book contains inspirational real life cases illustrating the application of narrative thinking as well as methods, tools, models and interviews with leaders and consultants who are working with the narrative approach.
Only published in Danish
264 pages
338 DKK
Relations in Organizations
- A World of Difference
By Gitte Haslebo, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2004
Our everyday language at work places often has unintended effects on our relations to one another. The author outlines new ways of working together in organizations to co-create a social world in which we enjoy working and which enables us to take part in mutually respectful relations. Throughout this book systemic, appreciative, narrative and constructionist concepts are linked to everyday life in organizations through illustrative cases illuminating the perspectives of both leaders, employees and consultants.
Only published in Danish
360 pages
398 DKK
Organizational Psychology in Practice
- Methods of Joint Action
By Gitte Haslebo & Kit Sanne Nielsen (Ed.), Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 2003
This is a book on how to strengthen the abilities of the organization to create energy, joint action and great results. The authors, who are all psychologists and experienced consultants, describe how systemic concepts and methods can be applied in order to create self worth, mutual appreciation and hopes for the future - even when cooperation lingers, leaders are overworked, qualifications are outdated, leadership tasks altered or mergers occur. This book offers examples of interventions during mergers, regarding competence development, individual coaching, etc.
Only published in Danish
295 pages, 398 DKK
Consultation in Organizations
- How People Create New Meaning
By Gitte Haslebo (Ed.) Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, 1997
Both authors are organizational psychologists and experienced consultants. In this book they discuss how systemic ideas can be transformed into action in organizations. The authors give their answers to how organizational members can learn to view an occurrence or a problem from several equally important perspectives, why leaders and managers of the future must be experts on learning processes, and which considerations guide the consultants themselves in their selections of ways to intervene in organizations.
176 pages
298 DKK
This book has been translated into English: Systems and Meaning. Consulting in Organizations. Karnac Books, 2000.
