New Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis in Organizations: On the Edge explores how Transactional Analysis (TA) applies to leadership, workplace culture, and power dynamics in organizations. At the Center for Integrative Neuroscience, this book is highly relevant to our work in understanding hierarchical structures, relational stress, and the neurobiological impact of workplace environments on mental and physical health.
 
By examining how unconscious patterns, communication styles, and psychological games shape professional relationships, the book provides key insights into:
✔ Leadership & Authority—How ego states (Parent, Adult, Child) influence decision-making, conflict resolution, and power hierarchies within medical, corporate, and institutional settings.
✔ Workplace Stress & Mental Health – How dysfunctional team dynamics, micromanagement, and toxic leadership contribute to burnout, anxiety, and chronic stress, impacting metabolic and neurological function.
✔ Healing & Transformation—How organizations can foster healthier communication, psychological safety, and trauma-informed leadership to enhance productivity, innovation, and overall well-being.
 
For professionals working at the intersection of healthcare, neuroscience, and leadership, this book provides a practical framework for understanding how systemic organizational dysfunction affects individual and collective health—reinforcing the need for integrative approaches to mental wellness, workplace reform, and leadership development.
 
This innovative book presents state-of-the-art thinking on using transactional analysis (TA) to change the structure, relationships, and culture in organizations.
 
The book is arranged according to the three levels of organizations described by Eric Berne—the structural, interpersonal, and psychodynamic levels—and the chapters expand on his concepts at each level. With contributions by an international range of authors, incorporating a selection of practical case studies, the book illuminates key themes, including group and team dynamics, psychological safety, emotion, and, most foundationally, boundaries. 
 
Exploring the tensions of boundaries that can determine both the stability of a system as well as its innovative potential, this book provides a strong structural framework for TA coaches, consultants and analysts, as well as other professionals working with and within organizations.