Assessing and Stimulating a Dialogical Self in Groups, Teams, Cultures, and Organizations

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This book presents nine theory-based, practice-oriented methods for assessing and stimulating a multi-voiced dialogical self within groups, teams, cultures, and organizations, grounded in Dialogical Self Theory. It explores the practical implications of this theory in coaching, training, and counseling. Chapters are dedicated to the processes of positioning and dialogue at the self level, while others integrate self-processes with group dynamics and apply them to leadership development and teamwork. Each method is accompanied by theory, practical application, case studies, and discussions, highlighting the specific problems they address. The methods include: a Negotiational Self Method for resolving inner conflicts; a Self-Confrontation Method for personal meaning construction in career counseling; an Expressive Writing Method for career development; a Composition Method for analyzing personal positions through verbal and non-verbal means; a Dialogical Leadership Method to enhance relationships among leaders' internal voices; a Personal Position Repertoire Method that links personal assessments with focus group discussions; a Team Confrontation Method for exploring collective voices in teams; a Method for Revising Organizational Stories focusing on emotional significance; and a Technique for Assessing and Stimulating Innovative Dialogue among cultural positions in global nomads.