Mindy Duncan, Owner, Consultant
Mindy Duncan has an MA in anthropology and a PhD in Public Affairs. She is the President and Director of the Center for Psychosocial Organization Studies, an Academic Candidate in the Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Institute, and a provisionally licensed professional counselor in the state of Missouri. She has 10 years of teaching experience and has taught courses on organizational change, leadership and organizational dynamics, strategy, and public management. She has published papers in Parenting, Psychodynamic Practice, Organization, and the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies.
Are you looking for ways to improve work life?
Are you trying to improve work life for yourself or those around you? Have you considered coaching or organizational assessment? Are you looking for someone who can bring both listening skills and expertise in organizational dynamics to coaching and organizational assessment? If so, we may be a good fit.
My previous work in organizational assessment is grounded in action research – bringing together clinical interviewing and theoretical knowledge about organizational dynamics. I combined interviews and theories to create a ‘snapshot’ of the organizational culture. Then, working with experienced consultants, developed actionable strategies and realistic change objectives.
My research approach centers on participant observation and the use of clinical concepts in interviewing, a process that often helps people feel comfortable sharing what’s on their minds and feel heard. When people can share their experiences in organizations in authentic ways, the depiction of the organizational culture is enlivened in way that paves the way to improve work life.
My observations, interviews, and assessments in organizations are informed by the theories of organizational dynamics that were central in my academic training and in my teaching.
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What is a humane workplace?
People in humane workplaces recognize the central role of individual and group experience in organizational processes. Mounds of articles, blogs, and books have been written on the topic of humane workplaces, and a lot of progress has been made when it comes to (re)humanizing the workplace.
Yet, for many people, work life is unfulfilling, and even inhumane. In fact, a recent Gallup poll indicates that half of US employees are “not engaged” at work.
So, there is still a long way to go in the effort to improve work life. One way forward is to create working spaces where human relationships, and satisfaction derived from the production of goods and services, are nurtured.
My goal is to help people understand relational dynamics at work, and by doing so improve work life.