| Description |
xxiii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass management series |
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Jossey-Bass management series.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Heart and Power of the Human Element -- 1. A New Way of Making Sense of Ourselves and Our Relationships: Inclusion, Control, and Openness -- 2. The Basis for Personal and Professional Effectiveness: Self-Concept and Self-Esteem -- 3. Open Teamwork: Building Compatible and Productive Teams -- 4. Optimal Individual Performance: Enhancing Performance and Unblocking Creativity -- 5. Concordance Decision Making: Developing Better Decisions That Everyone Supports -- 6. Redefining Leadership and Creating the Human Element Organization -- Conclusion: The Real Bottom Line -- Appendix: The Human Element Tools |
| Summary |
In The Human Element, author Will Schutz shows how to enhance our performance and improve our organizations by developing healthier concepts of ourselves and others. A personal development and leadership guide to creating a work environment where self-determination and openness are the rule, The Human Element offers strategies for heightening our awareness of ourselves and others - a key factor in shaping our relationships to work. Schutz combines his rigorous scientific and academic training with years of experience consulting to international organizations such as AT&T, NASA, and the World Bank to offer a field-tested approach to improving organizational effectiveness. He introduces 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index |
| Subject |
Industrial management -- Employee participation.
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Labor productivity.
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Personnel management.
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Self-esteem.
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Teams in the workplace.
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| LC no. |
94016107 |
| ISBN |
1555426123 |
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