The Human Element: Productivity, Self-Esteem, and the Bottom Line [Anglais] [Relié]

The complexities surrounding the diversity of individuals within the entire workforce is the main focus of this new work by the author of The Truth Option (Ten Speed Pr., 1984). Schutz offers a solid perspective which demonstrates that people and process are not mutually exclusive. Clarifying his view of interpersonal workforce relationships by devising a Periodic Table of Human Elements, he argues that self-concept and self-esteem are essential to the success of any organization. Schutz's "Human Element" seminar, now in multiple offerings worldwide, is summarized here, but using and applying his methods will likely require a long-term commitment and professional assistance for many. Still, Schutz is well known for his extensive array of behavior assessment instruments, and this new book now makes his work more accessible. For larger business collections.
Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Schutz has been heavily influenced by Esalen and Rolf, among other psychological constructs and individual thinkers. Nevertheless, what he provides is a way to apply his "human element" model--characterized by inclusion, control, and openness--to different types of situations in today's workplace. As any psychologist will agree, the drive to realize self-esteem is critical to an individual's life view; therefore, what more appropriate environment to promote the feelings of aliveness, self-awareness, competence, and the like than through business? Schutz expands the popular corporate teamwork concept (see Inside Teams, below) to examine the reasons for success and failure. Schutz's insights into behavior, amply elaborated on through case examples, "pause for reflection" sections, and a variety of quizzes, provide great bases for both individual and organizational building and development. Barbara Jacobs

Shows how to enhance our performance and improve our organizations by developing healthier self-concepts of ourselves and in others. A personal development and leadership guide to creating a work environment where self-determination and openness are the rule, offers strategies for heightening our awareness of ourselves and others as a key factor in shaping our relationships to work.

Offers a field-tested approach to improving organizational effectiveness, introducing innovative tools and exercises--including the concordance model of decision making, the Team Compatibility Index for team building, the Work Relations Index for improved individual performance, and the leader as completer concept of leadership--to promote creativity and openness at work.

The bestselling author of Joy shows that the best management practices--including Total Quality Management--fail if individual employees lack self-esteem. Asserting that the true "bottom line" in business is the individual, Will Schultz shows exactly how to enhance business performance by increasing employees' self-esteem.

Author shows how to enhance our performance and improve our organizations by developing healthier concepts of ourselves and others. Offers strategies for heightening our awareness of ourselves and others. DLC: Personnel management.

Shows how to enhance our performance and improve our organizations by developing healthier self-concepts of ourselves and in others. A personal development and leadership guide to creating a work environment where self-determination and openness are the rule, offers strategies for heightening our awareness of ourselves and others—a key factor in shaping our relationships to work."I have followed Will's work for many years. I find The Human Element one of the few approaches courageous enough to deal with the feelings of human beings and recognize their centrality in improving the social weal."—John Vasconcellos, assemblyman, twenty-second district, and chairman, Ways and Means Committee, California Legislature "No other book or process so eloquently addresses the human perspective to leading change as The Human Element. Putting the fundamentals of the Human Element model to use allowed me to drastically redirect my personal and professional life and yielded greater results with much less effort and strife.... Within a year, employee turnover was down 75 percent, every budget objective was exceeded, and morale was improved."—Conrad L. Smith, plant manager, James River Corporation

WILL SCHUTZ is president of Will Schutz Associates, an international training and consulting firm that helps organizations improve the quality of relationships that lead to greater personal empowerment and group productivity. An early architect of Esalen, the acclaimed center for New Age research and practice, Schutz has served on the faculties of Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Albert Einstein Medical School. His FIRO-B questionnaire is internationally recognized as one of the premier instruments in the field of human relations. He is author of eight books, including Joy (1967), a national bestseller, and The Truth Option (1984).