In many organizations, senior executives are often framed as 'villains,' exercising control while employees are seen as 'victims,' dependent or resistant. This narrative stifles trust and growth.

Lee, Michael, Melissa Mazmanian, and Leslie Perlow. "Fostering Positive Team Relational Dynamics: The Power of Interaction Scripts as a Resource for Change." Working Paper, June 2018.

This guest post by James Barnes is a counterpoint article to In Defense of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis by Mark L. Ruffalo. The "relational" approach—whether in its original form in relational ...