Importance of Diagnosis in Organizational Assessment: Harry Levinson's Contributions

This article reviews the role of organizational diagnosis in managerial and organizational consultative roles. The particular contributions of Harry Levinson are highlighted. The ways in which Levinson, a pioneering clinical psychologist of work and organizational issues and a pioneering psychologist-consultant, utilized and approached organizational diagnosis are reviewed. Methods of integrating these perspectives in the day-to-day work of psychologist-managers are discussed.