New Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis in Organizations: Power, Hierarchy, and Psychological Manipulation in Group Dynamics
 
New Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis in Organizations explores how unconscious power structures, communication patterns, and psychological scripts shape workplace hierarchies, leadership, and group interactions. Rooted in Transactional Analysis (TA), this book offers a practical framework for decoding power plays, workplace manipulation, and the hidden psychological contracts that dictate organizational behavior. At the Center for Integrative Neuroscience, this book is highly relevant to our theories on group power dynamics, dominance hierarchies, and the systemic tactics used to consolidate and enforce control in professional environments.
 
How This Book Connects to Our Work
✔ Unmasking Hidden Power Structures in Organizations – Transactional Analysis reveals how dominant players create and enforce hierarchical structures through unspoken psychological contracts, role expectations, and social conditioning. This aligns with our work in identifying covert power manipulation, institutional corruption, and the mechanisms of workplace mobbing.
✔ Understanding Workplace Mobbing & Groupthink—The book explains how toxic group dynamics, trauma bonding, and exclusionary tactics reinforce social hierarchies and protect dominant players from accountability. This mirrors our research into whistleblower retaliation, energy theft, and how organizations collectively silence dissenting voices.
✔ Psychological Warfare & Status Enforcement—TA reveals how leaders and organizations manipulate communication, enforce dominance through control scripts, and use gaslighting to maintain compliance. This connects with our Status Marble Game model, which explains how status, influence, and psychological energy are stolen, hoarded, or traded in hierarchical settings.
✔ The Neuroscience of Power & Compliance—The book explores how early conditioning, learned helplessness, and authority bias shape behavior in organizations, leading to patterns of submission, self-sabotage, or rebellion. This ties into our work on nervous system regulation, stress responses, and the long-term health effects of toxic power dynamics.
✔ Breaking Free from Manipulative Power Games—By understanding the scripts that govern workplace behavior, individuals can identify when they are being controlled, break free from toxic hierarchies, and reclaim autonomy. This aligns with our focus on psychological resilience, energy sovereignty, and strategic navigation of hostile power structures.
 
A Critical Read for Those Who Have Faced Workplace Retaliation, Power Manipulation, or Systemic Betrayal
For individuals who have witnessed or experienced the consequences of corporate groupthink, unethical leadership, or hierarchical abuse, New Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis in Organizations provides a theoretical and practical guide for recognizing, resisting, and strategically disengaging from manipulative systems. It reinforces the mission of the Center for Integrative Neuroscience to help individuals navigate complex power structures using evidence-based, neuroscience-driven strategies for self-protection, leadership, and institutional change.