World-renowned management guru and expert in corporate neurosisManfred F. R. Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch. Bycombining the dismal science of management and the impossibleprofession of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclecticadvice on how things really work in organizations. These brief and insightful essays not only decipher problems thatare common in organizational life, but they also shed light on someof the underlying dimensions that often go unnoticed. Kets de Vries covers everything from leadership andentrepreneurship to downsizing and managing acquisitions, usingcontemporary examples like Robert Maxwell, Jack Welch, Tom Peters,Robert Coles, and John Gardner.