Overview
A seminal work onhuman behavior in the workplace-now completelyupdated
"At last! We have all been quoting Maslow for years and to now havesuch an excellent compilation of his seminal thoughts on managementand organization comes like a timely gift from heaven. The valuesand principles he taught decades ago are even more relevant today."-Stephen Covey, author, The Seven Habits of Highly SuccessfulPeople.
"Maslow's book is a readable, impressionistic masterpiece thatextolled the virtues of collaborative, synergistic managementdecades ahead of its time. This edition reveals just how much themanagement thinkers of our day, including Peter Drucker, W. EdwardsDeming, and Peter Senge, owe to Maslow, and how much, at the dawnof the twenty-first century, management can still learn from hisinsights." -Andrea Gabor, author, The Man Who DiscoveredQuality.
"Maslow's brilliant and humane perspectives are made easilyaccessible in this exceptional book. It's also quite humbling-whyhaven't we yet actualized the truths about human nature and thenature of work?" -Margaret J. Wheatley, author, Leadership and theNew Science and A Simpler Way.
"Maslow's profound concept of self-actualization could generate aCopernican Revolution of work and society, catapulting us out ofwhat future generations will look back on as the dark ages ofmanagement." -Jim Collins, coauthor, Built to Last.
The pioneer behind the hierarchy of needs and the concept ofself-actualization, Dr. Abraham Maslow was-and is-one of theworld's most esteemed experts on human behavior and motivation.However, while perhaps most famous for his work in the area ofhumanistic psychology, his legacy of work encompasses much more,extending into the realms of business and management. Havingexplored and studied the relationship between human behavior andthe work situation, Maslow translated the science of the mind intothe art of management=an important interpretation first publishedin the far-sighted treatise, Eupsychian Management, and whoseimpact continues to be felt today. Now, this seminal work has beenupdated, primed to introduce new readers to-and reacquaint oldadmirers with-what some have called the renowned psychologist'sbest book.
Bringing into perspective the lasting impact of Maslow'sgroundbreaking principles, Maslow on Management illustrates howthey have withstood the test of time to become integral componentsof current management practices, such as continuous improvement,Theory X, and empowerment. Offering insight into using these andother tools to effectively tackle present-day business situations,from heightened competitiveness to globalization to emergingtechnologies, Maslow on Management covers a wealth of timelesstopics, including:
* Self-actualization-the freedom to effectuate one's own ideas, trythings out, make decisions, and make mistakes
* Synergy-what is beneficial for the individual is beneficial foreveryone; individual success should not occur at the expense ofothers; align organizational goals with personal goals
* Enlightened management policy-assume that all your people havethe impulse to achieve; everyone prefers to be a prime mover ratherthan a passive helper; everyone wants to feel important, needed,useful, successful, and proud; there is no dominance-subordinationhierarchy.
To complement Dr. Maslow's original writings and to demonstrate howhis forward-thinking ideas are being played out in today's businessworld, Maslow on Management features interviews with Perot SystemsChairman Mort Meyerson, Non-Linear Systems founder Andrew Kay,Esalen Institute founder Michael Murphy, and other prominentfigures who provide incisive commentary on subjects ranging fromcreativity in business to leadership lessons for the digitalage.
Epitomizing the genius of its author and embodying his elegantruminations, Maslow on Management is still as important as it waswhen it first appeared. A true classic, this is essential readingfor all managers.
"At last! We have all been quoting Maslow for years and to now havesuch an excellent compilation of his seminal thoughts on managementand organization comes like a timely gift from heaven. The valuesand principles he taught decades ago are even more relevant today."-Stephen Covey, author, The Seven Habits of Highly SuccessfulPeople.
"Maslow's book is a readable, impressionistic masterpiece thatextolled the virtues of collaborative, synergistic managementdecades ahead of its time. This edition reveals just how much themanagement thinkers of our day, including Peter Drucker, W. EdwardsDeming, and Peter Senge, owe to Maslow, and how much, at the dawnof the twenty-first century, management can still learn from hisinsights." -Andrea Gabor, author, The Man Who DiscoveredQuality.
"Maslow's brilliant and humane perspectives are made easilyaccessible in this exceptional book. It's also quite humbling-whyhaven't we yet actualized the truths about human nature and thenature of work?" -Margaret J. Wheatley, author, Leadership and theNew Science and A Simpler Way.
"Maslow's profound concept of self-actualization could generate aCopernican Revolution of work and society, catapulting us out ofwhat future generations will look back on as the dark ages ofmanagement." -Jim Collins, coauthor, Built to Last.
The pioneer behind the hierarchy of needs and the concept ofself-actualization, Dr. Abraham Maslow was-and is-one of theworld's most esteemed experts on human behavior and motivation.However, while perhaps most famous for his work in the area ofhumanistic psychology, his legacy of work encompasses much more,extending into the realms of business and management. Havingexplored and studied the relationship between human behavior andthe work situation, Maslow translated the science of the mind intothe art of management=an important interpretation first publishedin the far-sighted treatise, Eupsychian Management, and whoseimpact continues to be felt today. Now, this seminal work has beenupdated, primed to introduce new readers to-and reacquaint oldadmirers with-what some have called the renowned psychologist'sbest book.
Bringing into perspective the lasting impact of Maslow'sgroundbreaking principles, Maslow on Management illustrates howthey have withstood the test of time to become integral componentsof current management practices, such as continuous improvement,Theory X, and empowerment. Offering insight into using these andother tools to effectively tackle present-day business situations,from heightened competitiveness to globalization to emergingtechnologies, Maslow on Management covers a wealth of timelesstopics, including:
* Self-actualization-the freedom to effectuate one's own ideas, trythings out, make decisions, and make mistakes
* Synergy-what is beneficial for the individual is beneficial foreveryone; individual success should not occur at the expense ofothers; align organizational goals with personal goals
* Enlightened management policy-assume that all your people havethe impulse to achieve; everyone prefers to be a prime mover ratherthan a passive helper; everyone wants to feel important, needed,useful, successful, and proud; there is no dominance-subordinationhierarchy.
To complement Dr. Maslow's original writings and to demonstrate howhis forward-thinking ideas are being played out in today's businessworld, Maslow on Management features interviews with Perot SystemsChairman Mort Meyerson, Non-Linear Systems founder Andrew Kay,Esalen Institute founder Michael Murphy, and other prominentfigures who provide incisive commentary on subjects ranging fromcreativity in business to leadership lessons for the digitalage.
Epitomizing the genius of its author and embodying his elegantruminations, Maslow on Management is still as important as it waswhen it first appeared. A true classic, this is essential readingfor all managers.
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