Human Dynamics : A New Framework for Understanding People and Realizing the Potential in Our Organizations

By Roger Hargreaves

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883823064
• ISBN13: 9781883823061
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Pegasus Communications
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Proper Examination and Explanation of Human Action

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...

Great book

Models to describe human personality are presented. Each model has it unique characteristics, its strengths and weaknesses. Each model will respond most effectively to certain modes of communications. This understanding of the different models presented will help a manager, a teacher, a student or just about anybody to understand themselves and people around them better. This will enable better communication of ideas...

improving teamwork in your organisation,family & community

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...

Excellent insight into personality driven work style

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...

This book presents an effective way to categorize people

If you are disappointed with Meyers' Briggs, or like it, you need to investigate this book