Episode: Swimming with the Sharks
Interview with Stanley Gold
By Aaron Nurick
Recorded 28 September 2023

Episode description

Understanding unconscious processes, such as projection and projective identification, is crucial in navigating and improving interpersonal relationships within organisations. Additionally, the concept of scapegoating and the inevitability of having a scapegoat in organisations should be acknowledged and taken into account for a better understanding of organisational dynamics.

Stanley Gold is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and organisational consultant. He has a background in clinical theory and practice and has worked in various positions related to psychiatry and psychotherapy. He has also been involved in group relations conferences and served as a board member and past president of ISPSO.

Links 

• Swimming With the Sharks: the Politics of Survival in a Large Group – Stanley’s 2003 paper
• Frankenstein and Other Monsters – Stanley’s 1985 paper
• Stanley Gold – ISPSO profile