Organizational trauma is the impact on an organization’s culture from a devastating event, on-going wounding, or the kind of work the organization does. If the trauma is not addressed it becomes embedded in the organizational culture and the dynamics are negatively impacted. See www.organizationaltraumaandhealing.com
Good information. Have you read anything about Dr. Carol North? In my classes I used a book called Trauma and Recovery. For your above mentioned trauma/s. We need this kind of trauma. Especially now.
Having been on the boards of a couple of nonprofits, and seen the craziness that can come when a policy disagreement turns into a personal and cultural issue..
Why is learning about organizational trauma important? Organizational trauma is pervasive across nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses. However, the phenomenon has received scant attention or been misidentified. Much work on organizational trauma ignores the systemic nature of traumatization and the insidious negative consequences to organizations once trauma becomes embedded in organizational culture. In fact, organizational trauma and traumatization seriously harm organizations; impacts may be drastic and long lasting.
Why is learning about organizational trauma important? Organizational trauma is pervasive across nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses. However, the phenomenon has received scant attention or been misidentified. Much work on organizational trauma ignores the systemic nature of traumatization and the insidious negative consequences to organizations once trauma becomes embedded in organizational culture. In fact, organizational trauma and traumatization seriously harm organizations; impacts may be drastic and long lasting.
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