Relationships as a key to change. Ed Schein on the legacy and future of Change Management

Ed Schein is a Sloan Professor emeritus for organization psychology and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. Amongst Kurt Lewin, Dick Beckhard, Chris Argyris and Warren Bennis he is one of the co-founders of organization development. He has coined some of the basic concepts of OD, like organizational culture, process consultation and career anchors. Schein has authored fourteen books and received many notable honours and awards, e.g. the lifetime achievement award in workplace learning and performance of the American society for training directors and the distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award of the Academy of Management. Currently, he serves as a professional fellow at the prestigious American Psychological Association as well as the Academy of Management.