The psychodynamic approach is now also becoming increasingly important in the field of counselling for managers. The topic is discussed in this book in a dialogue between an entrepreneur who has found his way into psychoanalysis and a psychoanalyst who also works in work-related counselling with managers, entrepreneurs and consultants.Following a discussion of terminology, the book starts with the history of psychodynamic work in companies down to the present day and provides an overview of the market. Basic psychoanalytic concepts that are important for work with the unconscious and their importance for coaching and supervision are then explained. This is followed by an overview of current research on coaching and supervision. The book closes with example cases, which are explored in the balance between psychodynamic counselling techniques and an overall psychoanalytic examination.

Prof. Thomas Kretschmar holds a diploma in business administration and is a clinical psychologist and certified Senior Coach (DBVC/DCV). He is executive director of the Mind Institute SE Berlin and was previously full professor of Business Studies at the HTW in Berlin. As an entrepreneur, he founded Hypoport AG, which he headed for more than 10 years and took to the stock exchange. His research focuses on operational diagnosis and the application of psychoanalysis and depth psychology in business, particularly in individual coaching.Prof. Andreas Hamburger is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the International Psychoanalytic University and is a psychoanalyst (DPG), lecturer, training analyst and supervisor at the Academy of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Munich/DGPT. His research focuses among other things on psychoanalytic supervision in youth welfare services. His teaching focuses on diagnosis, developmental psychology and treatment technique, basic psychoanalytic skills and educational practice.