Jungian Analytical Psychology in the workplace - An interview with Murray Stein by Dirk Verburg

Описание: I am a big proponent of the work of Carl Jung and the business world could benefit from his insights. Therefore, I was pleased to have the opportunity to talk to Murray Stein about applying Jungian Analytical Psychology in the workplace.

Interestingly enough we met on labor day, something Jung would call undoubtedly label as synchronicity!

Murray Stein is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. and M.Div.), the University of Chicago (Ph.D.), and the C.G. Jung Institut-Zurich (Diploma). He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. He has been the president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (2001-4), and the President of The International School of Analytical Psychology-Zurich (2008-2012).

He published tens of books about Carl Jung and analytical psychology, including for instance ‘Jung’s Treatment of Christianity’ and ‘Jung’s Map of the Soul’. The focus of our conversation was a book he edited with John Hollwitz called ‘The Psyche at work - Workplace Applications of Jungian Analytical Psychology’.

We discussed a number of topics, including

The essence of true leadership
The identity of organizations
Business ethics
The need for embracing the shadow to prevent shadow possession and corporate scandals
The leadership style of different American presidents
The relation between the need for self-reflection by leaders, executive coaching, and psychoanalysis
The validity of MBTI
The importance of having a personal North star