As being involved in developmental and personnel progresses, you might be also interested in the historical facts of this discipline. For all these people, the edition 22/11 of the "Profile" are recommended. In this edition, Gerhard Fatzer describes his personal experiences beginning in the seventies. During this time, he was fortunate to work together with pioneers such as Ed Schein, Chris Argyris, Fred Massarik, Warren Bennis, Ed Navis and later on Peter Senge as well.
He easily secures many connections within the different research approaches of that time, explains the gestalt therapy's influence on the early OD-approaches and gives away some internal details. Once again, it is made clear: A lot of the data which was developed at that time, as for example Ed Schein's concept of the "cultural island" or Ed Nevis' dealing with resistance in consultation processes, has not lost actuality. Quite the contrary: The person who knows the past, is able to understand the presence and will be able to shape the future (August Bebel).