The Author

Laura Crawshaw received her MSW degree in clinical social work from the Smith College School for Social Work and conducted postgraduate studies at the Seattle Institute for Psychoanalysis and Harvard Community Health Plan. She completed both MA and PhD degrees in human and organizational systems at Fielding Graduate University. Laura founded the Executive Insight Development Group in 1994, an international firm offering psychodynamically based coaching services for abrasive leaders and dysfunctional teams; Executive Insight has served an international clientele of corporations, including over forty Fortune 500 companies. With over thirty years' experience as a psychotherapist, corporate officer, and executive coach, Laura now focuses ...

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