Power, Leadership, and Trust: Implications for Counselors in Terms of Organizational Change

The Preservation of Counseling in an Era of Cutback Management

“…The first problem centers on the nature of the relationship between counseling professionals and their organizations' administration. In general, counselors are colleagues to their administrators (Aubrey, 1982;Paul, 1982). On occasion, counselors may be consulted to help with organizational problems (Urban & Ford, 1971).…”

“…Power-related behaviors in organizations are claims for resources or prestige (Schein, 1977). Whatever else an organization may be, the system is a political one, in which power struggles, alliances, and strategic maneuvering are likely to occur (Crozier, 1964;Paul, 1982;Pettigrew, 1973).…”