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Article

In Praise of Loving “Betrayal”: Reflections on the Steiner—Novellino Letters and the Life of Behavioral Science Organizations

Pages 285-290
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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As a reviewer for the Transactional Analysis Journal (TAJ), in October 2004 the author read the Steiner-Novellino correspondence, which was being considered for publication in the April 2005 theme issue on “Transactional Analysis and Psychoanalysis.” In this article, he uses his unfolding feelings and thoughts on reading it–in his roles as TAJ reviewer and as a member and officer of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA)–as a starting point for reflecting on the relationship between tradition and innovation, integrity, betrayal, and the vitality, or lack thereof, of behavioral science organizations.

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Gianpiero Petriglieri

Gianpiero Petriglieri, M.D., is Italian and now lives in Zürich, Switzerland. He is visiting professor at CBS Executive, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in private practice. He is currently ITAA vicepresident of research and innovation. He is also a member of the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems and the National Training Laboratory (NTL) Institute for Applied Behavioral Science. He can be reached at or at Paulstrasse 14, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland.