Vicky Cosstick

One of my convictions as a facilitator is that my practice should be firmly rooted in a theoretical base – even if the individual client or group does not often see more than the tip of the iceberg (to mix my metaphors).
So, if I were stranded on a facilitator’s desert island – these are the 10 books I could reread to my heart’s content --

Hawkins, Peter & Shohet, Robin Supervision in the Helping Professions Open University 1989

Heider, John The Tao of Leadership  Wildwood 1985

Levin, David Michael The Listening Self: Personal Growth, Social Change and the Closure of Metaphysics  New York Routledge 1989

Lewin, Roger & Regine, Birute Weaving Complexity and Business: Engaging the soul at work  New York: Texere 2000

Mindell, Arnold Sitting in the Fire: Large group transformation using conflict and diversity  Lao Tse Press 1995

Mintzberg, Henry Strategy Safari: The Complete Guide through the Wilds of Strategic Management  Prentice Hall 1998

Nevis, Edwin Organizational Consulting: A Gestalt Approach Gestalt Institute 1998

Nitsun, Morris The Anti-Group: Destructive forces in the group and their creative potential  Brunner-Routledge 1996

OLeary, Moira & Meas, Nee Learning for Transformation: a study of the relationship between culture, values, experience and development practice in Cambodia   Krom Akphiwat Phum (KAWP) PO Box 360 Battambang, Cambodia office@vbnk.org

Wheatley, Margaret (1999) Leadership and the New Science  2nd Edn. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler