Nathalie Martinek, PhD

Nathalie Martinek, PhD, works with professionals, leaders, and teams to identify and address scapegoating, relational breakdown, and dysfunction in workplace systems. Her work focuses on how individuals and groups become caught in patterns that distort perception, undermine collaboration, and displace responsibility, particularly in high-pressure or politically complex environments.

As a coach, consultant, and group facilitator, she helps people recognize these dynamics as they unfold and respond in ways that restore clarity, accountability, and working relationships. She works with individuals navigating difficult workplace situations as well as teams seeking to improve communication, decision-making, and relational functioning under pressure.

Her approach is informed by an early career in developmental biology and cancer research, where she studied how environments shape behavior and how systems enable or constrain outcomes. She applies this systems perspective to organizational life, integrating practical tools with a nuanced understanding of interpersonal and group dynamics.

Nathalie writes and teaches on scapegoating, narcissistic systems, relational leadership, and workplace dynamics. She is the author of The Little Book of Assertiveness and The Scapegoating Playbook at Work.