Leadership is a Matter of Life and Death: The Psychodynamics of Eros and Thanatos Working in Organisations

By drawing upon works of Freud, Klein, Spielrein, Alford and Marcuse, this book examines death instinct triggers that induce thoughts of mortality salience and subsequent death fear manifestations. To further inform organizational leadership theory and praxis there is a requirement to uncover the origins of these destructive behaviors, which the authors believe reside in the realm of the unconscious. The book offers a psychodynamic insight into Thanatic behaviors and considers the implications for organizational studies.