Transactional Analysis Podcast - New Episode Out Now!
- Claire McManus
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
As a new year begins, we’re pleased to share a new episode of the TA Podcast that offers a deeper lens on Transactional Analysis in organisational systems.
In this episode, hosts John Fleming and Joshua Okunlola speak with Rosemary Napper, an Organisational Training & Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA-O) whose work has shaped how many practitioners understand TA in workplaces, systems, and organisational life.
With more than three decades of experience, and a long-standing engagement with Berne’s original writings on systems, Rosemary brings thoughtful clarity to some of the most misunderstood aspects of Organisational TA.
“It has an energy, it has an energy of its own and that impacts people psychologically. And it may be out of awareness.”- Rosemary Napper
Together, they explore a central idea that the system itself, rather than the individual, is often the true focus of organisational work. The conversation opens up the layers of structure, dynamics, culture, history and unconscious processes that shape organisational life, often long before any of us are aware of them.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
How structures, dynamics and culture form the “character” of an organisation
Why many organisational challenges belong to the system rather than the person
How culture becomes interjected and carried within the Parent and Child ego states
The limitations of applying psychotherapy TA concepts directly to workplaces
Why systemic thinking is ethically essential in coaching, consultancy and leadership
How organisational games develop and repeat across time
