Based upon 17 years of ongoing research involving more than 40,000 people from over 25 cultures, extensively field-tested, and adopted internationally by Fortune 500 companies, Human Dynamics? is a developmental system that demystifies the complexities of how people function and interact with one another. Human Dynamics presents a powerful framework for understanding the distinct ways in which we process information, learn, communicate, relate with one another, manifest stress, maintain well-being, and develop as human beings. At the heart of Human Dynamics are the three universal principles we all share in different capacities--mental, emotional, and physical--fundamental threads that cross culture, age, race, and gender to unify us all. As we learn to appreciate our commonalities and differences, we can use our unique gifts and apply new understanding to enrich our relationships, heighten "collective intelligence", communicate more effectively, work together more productively, enhance creativity, optimize team learning, and strengthen organizational performance. Actual accounts from major companies including Intel Corporation, Intermountain Healthcare System, and London Life Insurance Company document how Human Dynamics can optimize business relationships, organizational learning, teamwork, and communication.
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"An incredible revelation that helps us realize our individual worth, that of others, and how we might work together..." -- Bob Barkley, Jr., manager, National Center for Innovation, National Education Association
"Human Dynamics has deepened my understanding of my own work and transformed my relationships with other people..." -- --Danah Zohar, physicist, philosopher, and author of THE QUANTUM SELF and THE QUANTUM SOCIETY
"What a brilliant book! Powerful implications for planners and practitioners in business, education, healthcare, and other organizations." -- Dee Dickinson, CEO, Horizons for Learning
"Human Dynamics has deepened my understanding of my own work and transformed my relationships with other people..." -- --Danah Zohar, physicist, philosopher, and author of THE QUANTUM SELF and THE QUANTUM SOCIETY
"What a brilliant book! Powerful implications for planners and practitioners in business, education, healthcare, and other organizations." -- Dee Dickinson, CEO, Horizons for Learning
About the Author
Dr. Sandra Seagal has been engaged in original investigation in the new field of Human Dynamics since 1979, and development of Human Dynamics training programs for business, education, parenting, healthcare, and cross-cultural understanding. She is founder and president of Human Dynamics International and executive director of Human Dynamics Foundation. Her work has been lauded by such luminaries as the late Buckminster Fuller, who nominated her for a MacArthur Prize Fellowship. Dr. Seagal's expertise is rooted in her background of education and psychology, with extensive service as a teacher, school psychologist, and psychotherapist. David Horne has been devoted to the study of Human Dynamics since 1983. Having served for over 25 years as a therapist, administrator, writer, and producer of training films in the fields of psychology and special education, his contributions in the areas of research, training, and development have been instrumental in furthering study of Human Dynamics and its advancement as an ever-growing field. He is a partner in Human Dynamics International, and co-director of Human Dynamics Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to education and scientific research.
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A Proper Examination and Explanation of Human Action,
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This review is from: Human Dynamics : A New Framework for Understanding People and Realizing the Potential in Our Organizations (Paperback)
If you have found most personality tests insignificant, unhelpful, or unrevealing, then perhaps this book is for you. Human Dynamics goes into much more depth and provides a greater understanding of human communication and actions than any simple personality test. While people can be placed into certain "dynamics," these dynamics are not nearly as restraining or stereotypical as personality tests tend to be. Rather than explaining one's personality, dynamics explain how groups of people tend to process information, not necessarily how aggressive, passive, or "likeable" they are. This book helped me in terms of personal discovery, and has also helped me understand why it always seemed that so many people "just never seemed to think like me."
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improving teamwork in your organisation,family & community,
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This review is from: Human Dynamics: A New Framework for Understanding People and Realizing the Potential in Our Organizations (Hardcover)
the first time that I have found an approach which looks at humans holistically and systemically. It is not a group of personality characteristics describing superficial behaviours, but a way of understanding and recognising internal processes particular to various human dynamics. It therefore goes much deeper than any other personality assessment technique I have seen and because of this can not be reduced to a paper and pencil test. However, the gift this approach brings is that it can be taught to everyday people and can provide access to better relationships and a greater understanding of how to release our judgement of others. A truly life changing book.
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Excellent insight into personality driven work style,
By gbaumert@aol.com (Omaha, Ne) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Human Dynamics: A New Framework for Understanding People and Realizing the Potential in Our Organizations (Hardcover)
The authors do an outstanding job of clarifying the personality types that one encounters in a work or personal situation and provide methods for effectively communicating with and understanding the strengths and "weaknesses" of each type. The focus of the authors is on the positive aspects of each personality "dynamic" and how to become aware of the type one is dealing with and how to make the most of that interaction. I had the benefit of participating in a group environment , facilitated by instructors specializing in the effects of human dynamics in the workplace, and can say that the concepts in the book matched the reality of the individual personalities that presented themselves in the classroom. The concepts presented in the book have proven useful in improving the way I interact with my family and my co-workers, and has removed a lot of stress I normally encountered in interpersonal communications. A must read for those that can't understand why others don't think and act the way they do
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other personality dynamics, personality dynamic groups, nine personality dynamics, different personality dynamics, transpersonal expression, emotional principle, transpersonal development, subjective people, transpersonal dimension, pattern integrity, mental people, centered people, personal empathy, learning coaches, developmental direction, analysis stops Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Dynamics, London Life, Networks Engineering, Glenn Pridham, Basic Learning Process, Body Movements, Chris Strutt, Factors Causing Stress, Management Process, Native American, Peter Senge, Summary Qualities, Far East, Intermountain Healthcare, Los Angeles, United States, Words Used Frequently, Engineering Excellence, Looking Ahead, New Paradigm, Wendell Davidson New!
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The first chapter in this book, "Effecting Change Within a Structured Organization," tells a story of Human Dynamics' contribution to breakthrough performance at Intel Corporation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other personality dynamics, personality dynamic groups, nine personality dynamics, different personality dynamics, transpersonal expression, emotional principle, transpersonal development, subjective people, transpersonal dimension, pattern integrity, mental people, centered people, personal empathy, learning coaches, developmental direction, analysis stops Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Dynamics, London Life, Networks Engineering, Glenn Pridham, Basic Learning Process, Body Movements, Chris Strutt, Factors Causing Stress, Management Process, Native American, Peter Senge, Summary Qualities, Far East, Intermountain Healthcare, Los Angeles, United States, Words Used Frequently, Engineering Excellence, Looking Ahead, New Paradigm, Wendell Davidson New!
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