Arbeitsgeschichten

Language and narratives are bridges between the body and the world. We communicate our work experiences in narratives and dialogues. Counsellors can link to narrative motifs, retell stories, use metaphors and empower their clients to rearrange narratives and release resources. Klaus Obermeyer conveys the inherent power of narratives contained in work narratives and organisational theories and describes thought models and methods of narrative counselling. A detailed practical example illustrates how counselling can function as a poetic process of shared authorship. An approach to counselling that builds on the creative power of language, narratives and metaphors as well as on their aesthetic dimension.