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Reward and reinforcement
A reward, tangible or intangible, is presented after the occurrence of an action (i.e. behavior)
with the intent to cause the behavior to occur again. This is done by associating positive mean-
ing to the behavior. Studies show that if the person receives the reward immediately, the effect
would be greater, and decreases as duration lengthens. Repetitive action-reward combination
can cause the action to become habit.
Rewards can also be organized as extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic rewards are external to the
person; for example, praise or money. Intrinsic rewards are internal to the person; for example,
satisfaction or accomplishment.
Some authors distinguish between two forms of intrinsic motivation: one based on enjoyment,
he other on obligation. In this context, obligation refers to motivation based on what an individ-
ual thinks ought to be done. For instance, a feeling of responsibility for a mission may lead to
helping others beyond what is easily observable, rewarded, or fun.
A reinforcer is different from reward, in that reinforcement is intended to create a measured in-
crease in the rate of a desirable behavior following the addition of something to the environ-
ment.
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During the nineteenth century, ideas and institutions which once had appeared so solid and
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In the twentieth century, mechanization has given form to much of man experiences and the
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Mind control (or \"brainwashing\") refers to a broad range of psychological tactics able to sub-
vert an individual's control of his own thinking, behavior, emotions, or decisions. The concept
is closely related to hypnosis, but differs in practical approach.
There are a number of controversial issues regarding mind control and the methods by which
control might be attained (either direct or more subtle) are the focus of study among psycholo-
gists, neuroscientists, and sociologists.
The question of mind control has been discussed in relation to religion, politics, prisoners of
war, totalitarianism, black operations, neural cell manipulation, cults, terrorism, torture, parental
alienation, and even battered person syndrome.
Mind control as a defense tactic (see also temporary insanity) was rejected by the court in the
case of Patty Hearst, and in several court cases involving New Religious Movements.
Also, questions of mind control are regarding ethical questions linked to the subject of free will
The term \"brainwashing\" first came into use in the English language in the 1950s. Author John
Marks writes that a journalist later revealed to have worked undercover for the Central Intelli-
gence Agency (CIA)[3] first coined the term in 1950.
Earlier forms of coercive persuasion occurred during the Inquisition and in the course of show
trials against \"enemies of the state\" in the Soviet Union, etc.; but no specific term emerged until
the methodologies of these earlier movements became systematized during the early decades of
the People's Republic of China for use in struggles against internal class enemies and foreign
invaders. Until that time, presentations of the phenomenon described only concrete specific
techniques.
The term xi nao (??, the Chinese term literally translated as \"to wash the brain\") originally re-
ferred to methodologies of coercive persuasion used in the \"reconstruction\" (?? gai zào) of the
so-called feudal (?? feng jiàn) thought-patterns of Chinese citizens raised under pre-
revolutionary régimes; the term punned on the Taoist custom of \"cleansing/washing the heart\"
(?? xi xin) prior to conducting certain ceremonies or entering certain holy places, and in Chi-
nese, the word \"?\" xin also refers to the soul or the mind, contrasting with the brain. The term
first came into use in the United States in the 1950s during the Korean War (1950-1953) to de-
scribe those same methods as applied by the Chinese communists to attempt deep and perma-
nent behavioral changes in foreign prisoners, and especially during the Korean War to disrupt
the ability of captured United Nations troops to effectively organize and resist their imprison-
ment.[4]
The word brainwashing consequently came into use in the United States of America to explain
why, unlike in earlier wars, a relatively high percentage of American GIs defected to the enemy
side after becoming prisoners of war in Korea. Later analysis determined that some of the pri-
mary methodologies employed on them during their imprisonment included sleep-deprivation
and other intense psychological manipulations designed to break down the autonomy of indi-
viduals. American alarm at the new phenomenon of substantial numbers of U.S. troops switch-
ing their allegiance to support foreign Communists lessened after the repatriation of prisoners,
when it emerged that few of them retained allegiance to the Marxist and \"anti-American\" doc-
trines inculcated during their incarcerations. When rigid control of information ceased and the
former prisoners' \"natural\" cultural methods of reality-testing could resume functioning, the su-
perimposed values and judgments rapidly decreased.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation is when people engage in an activity, such as a hobby, without obvious
external incentives.
Intrinsic motivation has been studied by educational psychologists since the 1970s, and numer-
ous studies have found it to be associated with high educational achievement and enjoyment by
students. There is currently no universal theory to explain the origin or elements of intrinsic
motivation, and most explanations combine elements of Fritz Heider's attribution theory, Ban-
dura's work on self-efficacy and other studies relating to locus of control and goal orientation.
Though it is thought that students are more likely to be intrinsically motivated if they:
• Attribute their educational results to internal factors that they can control (e.g. the
amount of effort they put in),
• Believe they can be effective agents in reaching desired goals (i.e. the results are not de-
termined by luck),
• Are interested in mastering a topic, rather than just rote-learning to achieve good grades.
Note that the idea of reward for achievement is absent from this model of intrinsic motivation,
since rewards are an extrinsic factor.
In knowledge-sharing communities and organizations, people often cite altruistic reasons for
their participation, including contributing to a common good, a moral obligation to the group,
mentorship or 'giving back'. In work environments, money may provide a more powerful extrin-
sic factor than the intrinsic motivation provided by an enjoyable workplace.
The most obvious form of motivation is coercion, where the avoidance of pain or other negative
consequences has an immediate effect. Extreme use of coercion is considered slavery. While
coercion is considered morally reprehensible in many philosophies, it is widely practiced on
prisoners, students in mandatory schooling, within the nuclear family unit (on children), and in
the form of conscription. Critics of modern capitalism charge that without social safety net-
works, wage slavery is inevitable. However, many capitalists such as Ayn Rand have been very
vocal against coercion[citation needed]. Successful coercion sometimes can take priority over
other types of motivation. Self-coercion is rarely substantially negative (typically only negative
in the sense that it avoids a positive, such as forgoing an expensive dinner or a period of relax-
ation), however it is interesting in that it illustrates how lower levels of motivation may be
sometimes tweaked to satisfy higher ones.
In terms of GCSE PE, intrinsic motivation is the motivation that comes from inside the per-
former. E.g. they compete for the love of the sport. Extrinsic motivation comes from outside of
the performer. E.g. The crowd cheer the performer on, this motivates them to do well, or to beat
a PB (Personal Best). Another example is trophies or a reward. It makes the performer want to
win and beat the other competitors, thereby motivating the performer.
Self-control
The self-control of motivation is increasingly understood as a subset of emotional intelligence;
a person may be highly intelligent according to a more conservative definition (as measured by
many intelligence tests), yet unmotivated to dedicate this intelligence to certain tasks. Yale
School of Management professor Victor Vroom's \"expectancy theory\" provides an account of
when people will decide whether to exert self control to pursue a particular goal.
Drives and desires can be described as a deficiency or need that activates behaviour that is
aimed at a goal or an incentive. These are thought to originate within the individual and may
not require external stimuli to encourage the behaviour. Basic drives could be sparked by defi-
ciencies such as hunger, which motivates a person to seek food; whereas more subtle drives
might be the desire for praise and approval, which motivates a person to behave in a manner
pleasing to others.
By contrast, the role of extrinsic rewards and stimuli can be seen in the example of training ani-
mals by giving them treats when they perform a trick correctly. The treat motivates the animals
to perform the trick consistently, even later when the treat is removed from the process.
Motivation is of particular interest to Educational psychologists because of the crucial role it
plays in student learning. However, the specific kind of motivation that is studied in the special-
ized setting of education differs qualitatively from the more general forms of motivation studied
by psychologists in other fields.
Motivation in education can have several effects on how students learn and their behavior to-
wards subject matter (Ormrod, 2003). It can:
Direct behavior toward particular goals
Lead to increased effort and energy
Increase initiation of, and persistence in, activities
Enhance cognitive processing
Determine what consequences are reinforcing
Lead to improved performance.
Because students are not always internally motivated, they sometimes need situated motivation,
which is found in environmental conditions that the teacher creates.
There are two kinds of motivation:
• Intrinsic motivation occurs when people are internally motivated to do something be-
cause it either brings them pleasure, they think it is important, or they feel that what they
are learning is significant.
• Extrinsic motivation comes into play when a student is compelled to do something or
act a certain way because of factors external to him or her (like money or good grades).
Note also that there is already questioning and expansion about this dichotomy on motivation,
e.g., Self-Determination Theory.
Business
At lower levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, such as Physiological needs, money is a moti-
vator, however it tends to have a motivating effect on staff that lasts only for a short period (in
accordance with Herzberg's two-factor model of motivation). At higher levels of the hierarchy,
praise, respect, recognition, empowerment and a sense of belonging are far more powerful mo-
tivators than money, as both Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation and Douglas McGregor's
Theory X and theory Y (pertaining to the theory of leadership) demonstrate.
Maslow has money at the lowest level of the hierarchy and shows other needs are better motiva-
tors to staff. McGregor places money in his Theory X category and feels it is a poor motivator.
Praise and recognition are placed in the Theory Y category and are considered stronger motiva-
tors than money.
• Motivated employees always look for better ways to do a job.
• Motivated employees are more quality oriented.
• Motivated workers are more productive.
The average workplace is about midway between the extremes of high threat and high opportu-
nity. Motivation by threat is a dead-end strategy, and naturally staff are more attracted to the
opportunity side of the motivation curve than the threat side.
According to the system of scientific management developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, a
worker's motivation is solely determined by pay, and therefore management need not consider
psychological or social aspects of work. In essence scientific management bases human motiva-
tion wholly on extrinsic rewards and discards the idea of intrinsic rewards.
In contrast, David McClelland believed that workers could not be motivated by the mere need
for money-- in fact, extrinsic motivation (e.g., money) could extinguish intrinsic motivation
such as achievement motivation, though money could be used as an indicator of success for var-
ious motives, e.g., keeping score. In keeping with this view, his consulting firm, McBer &
Company, had as its first motto \"To make everyone productive, happy, and free.\" For McClel-
land, satisfaction lay in aligning a person's life with their fundamental motivations.
Elton Mayo found out that the social contacts a worker has at the workplace are very important
and that boredom and repetitiveness of tasks lead to reduced motivation. Mayo believed that
workers could be motivated by acknowledging their social needs and making them feel impor-
tant. As a result, employees were given freedom to make decisions on the job and greater atten-
tion was paid to informal work groups. Mayo named the model the Hawthorne effect. His
model has been judged as placing undue reliance on social contacts at work situations for moti-
vating employees.[5]
Intelligence and aptitudes
Aptitude and intelligence quotient are related, and in some ways opposite, views of human
mental ability. Whereas intelligence quotient sees intelligence as being a single measurable
characteristic affecting all mental ability, aptitude breaks mental ability down into many differ-
ent characteristics which are supposed to be more or less independent of each other.
On the contrary, a casual analysis with any group of test scores will nearly always show them to
be highly correlated. The U.S. Department of Labor's General Learning Ability, for instance, is
determined by combining Verbal, Numerical and Spatial aptitude subtests. In a given person
some may be relatively low and others relatively high. In the context of an aptitude test the
\"high\" and \"low\" scores are usually not far apart, because all ability test scores tend to be corre-
lated. Aptitude is better applied intra-individually to determine what tasks a given individual is
relatively more skilled at performing. Inter-individual aptitude differences are typically not very
significant due to IQ differences. Of course this assumes individuals have not already been pre-
screened for IQ through some other process such as SAT scores, GRE scores, finishing medical
school, etc.[citation needed]
Skills, abilities and aptitudes
Skills, abilities, and aptitudes are similarly related but distinct, descriptions of what a person
can do, and should not be conflated. Skills are a backward looking description, and describe
what a person has learned to do in the past. Abilities are a present description, and describe
what a person can do now, including things which was not explicitly learned skills. Aptitudes
are a forward looking description, and describe skills a person has the ability to learn in the fu-
ture.[citation needed]
Aptitude Only batteries
Aptitudes are generally tested in the form of an aptitude battery which tests a large number of
aptitudes at one time with a series of small tests for each aptitude. Aptitude batteries may lean
more toward innate aptitudes or more toward learned skills. Aptitude batteries that lean toward
aptitudes are often useful in selecting a career. The leading researchers and purveyors of apti-
tude tests are:
• The Vocational Research Institute which produces a test used in schools and agencies
that combines interest and aptitude for career guidance is Careerscope.
• Rockport Institute has been involved since 1981 in researching how aptitudes and per-
sonality traits combine to suggest careers that would fit a client perfectly. It produces
the Pathfinder Career Testing Program.
• The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation (JORF) is the original aptitude assessment
organization. It produces the Johnson O'Connor Aptitude Battery (JOAB).
• The Highlands Company is a spinoff of the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation. It
produces and the Highland Ability Battery.
• The Ball Foundation produces the Ball Aptitude Battery.
• Aptitude Inventory Measurement Service produces the AIMS Aptitude Battery.
Combined aptitude and knowledge tests
Tests that assess learned skills or knowledge are frequently called achievement tests. However,
certain tests can assess both types of constructs. An example that leans both ways is the Armed
Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), which is given to recruits entering the armed
forces of the United States. Another is the SAT, which is designed as an test of aptitude for col-
lege in the United States, but has achievement elements. For example, it test mathematical rea-
soning, which depends both on innate mathematical ability and education received in mathe-
matics.
Behavior or behaviour (see spelling differences) refers to the actions or reactions of an object
or organism, usually in relation to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or unconscious,
overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary. In animals, behavior is controlled by the en-
docrine system and the nervous system. The complexity of the behavior of an organism is re-
lated to the complexity of its nervous system. Generally, organisms with complex nervous sys-
tems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior. Human be-
havior (and that of other organisms and mechanisms) can be common, unusual, acceptable, or
unacceptable. Humans evaluate the acceptability of behavior using social norms and regulate
behavior by means of social control. In sociology, behavior is normally as good thing it is good
to be naughty, being not directed at other people and thus is the most basic human action. Ani-
mal behavior is studied in comparative psychology, ethology, behavioral ecology and sociobiol-
ogy.
Ronald J. Konopka and Seymour Benzer of Caltech were the first to establish the genetic basis
of behavior, when they isolated three circadian rhythm mutants in Drosophila melanogaster
which were later mapped to a single gene Period[1], [2].
For studies on behavior ethograms are used.
References
^ Clock Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster - Konopka and Benzer 68 (9): 2112 - Proceed-
ings of the National Academy of Sciences
^ HHMI Virtual Exhibit 2000
See also
• Animal behavior
• Applied behavior analysis
• Behaviorism
• Radical behaviorism
• Experimental analysis of behavior
• Forms of activity and interpersonal relations
• Human behavior
• Human sexual behavior
• Instinct
• Motive
• Normal (behavior)
• Psychology
• Reasoning
• rebellion
• Taboo
• Theories of political behavior
• Work behavior
• Behavior therapy
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Equity theory proposes that individuals who perceive themselves as either under-rewarded or
over-rewarded will experience distress, and that this distress leads to efforts to restore equity
within the relationship. It focuses on determining whether the distribution of resources is fair to
both relational partners. Equity is measured by comparing the ratios of contributions and bene-
fits of each person within the relationship. Partners do not have to receive equal benefits (such
as receiving the same amount of love, care, and financial security) or make equal contributions
(such as investing the same amount of effort, time, and financial resources), as long as the ratio
between these benefits and contributions is similar. Much like other prevalent theories of moti-
vation, such as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Equity Theory acknowledges that subtle and vari-
able individual factors affect each person’s assessment and perception of their relationship with
their relational partners (Guerrero et al, 2007).
Definition of Equity
An individual will consider that he is treated fairly if he perceives the ratio of his inputs to his
outcomes to be equivalent to those around him. Thus, all else being equal, it would be accept-
able for a more senior colleague to receive higher compensation, since the value of his experi-
ence (an input) is higher.
This can be illustrated by the following equation:
Inputs and Outcomes
[edit] Inputs
Inputs are defined as each participant’s contributions to the relational exchange and are viewed
as entitling him/her to rewards or costs. The inputs that a participant contributes to a relation-
ship can be either assets – entitling him/her to rewards – or liabilities - entitling him/her to
costs. The entitlement to rewards or costs ascribed to each input vary depending on the rela-
tional setting. In industrial settings, assets such as capital and manual labor are seen as \"relevant
inputs\" – inputs that legitimately entitle the contributor to rewards. In social settings, assets
such as physical beauty and kindness are generally seen as assets entitling the possessor to so-
cial rewards. Individual traits such as boorishness and cruelty are seen as liabilities entitling the
possessor to costs (Walster, Traupmann & Walster, 1978). Inputs typically include any of the
following:
• Time
• Effort
• Loyalty
• Hard Work
• Commitment
• Ability
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Tolerance
• Determination
• Enthusiasm
• Personal sacrifice
[edit] Outcomes
Outputs are defined as the positive and negative consequences that an individual perceives a
participant has incurred as a consequence of his/her relationship with another. Outputs can be
both tangible and intangible (Walster, Traupmann & Walster, 1978). Typical outcomes include
any of the following:
• Love
• Sex
• Intimacy
• Security
• Esteem
• Salary
• Employee benefit
• Expenses
• Recognition
• Reputation
• Responsibility
• Sense of achievement
• Praise
• Thanks
Propositions
Equity Theory is fairly parsimonious. It consists of four propositions:
Individuals seek to maximize their outcomes (where outcomes are defined as rewards minus
costs)[1].
Groups can maximize collective rewards by developing accepted systems for equitably ap-
portioning rewards and costs among members. Systems of equity will evolve within
groups, and members will attempt to induce other members to accept and adhere to
these systems. The only way groups can induce members to equitably behave is by mak-
ing it more profitable to behave equitably than inequitably. Thus, groups will generally
reward members who treat others equitably and generally punish (increase the cost for)
members who treat others inequitably.
When individuals find themselves participating in inequitable relationships, they become
distressed. The more inequitable the relationship, the more distress individuals feel. Ac-
cording to equity theory, both the person who gets “too much” and the person who gets
“too little” feel distressed. The person who gets too much may feel guilt or shame. The
person who gets too little may feel angry or humiliated.
Individuals who perceives that they are in an inequitable relationship attempt to eliminate
their distress by restoring equity. The greater the inequity, the more distress people feel
and the more they try to restore equity. (Walster, Traupmann and Walster, 1978)
Equity Theory in Business
Equity Theory has been widely applied to business settings to describe the relationship between
an employee's motivation and his or her perception of equitable or inequitable treatment. In a
business setting, the relevant dyadic relationship is that between employee and employer. As in
marriage and other contractual dyadic relationships, Equity Theory assumes that employees
seek to maintain an equitable ratio between the inputs they bring to the relationship and the out-
comes they receive from it (Adams, 1965). Equity Theory in business, however, introduces the
concept of social comparison, whereby employees evaluate their own input/output ratios based
on their comparison with the input/outcome ratios of other employees (Carrell and Dittrich,
1978). Inputs in this context include the employee’s time, expertise, qualifications, experience,
intangible personal qualities such as drive and ambition, and interpersonal skills. Outcomes in-
clude monetary compensation, perquisites (“perks”), benefits, and flexible work arrangements.
Employees who perceive inequity will seek to reduce it, either by distorting inputs and/or out-
comes in their own minds (\"cognitive distortion\"), directly altering inputs and/or outcomes, or
leaving the organization (Carrell and Dittrich, 1978). Thus, the theory has wide-reaching impli-
cations for employee morale, efficiency, productivity, and turnover.
[edit] Assumptions of Equity Theory Applied to Business
The three primary assumptions applied to most business applications of Equity Theory can be
summarized as follows:
Employees expect a fair return for what they contribute to their jobs, a concept referred to
as the “equity norm”.
Employees determine what their equitable return should be after comparing their inputs and
outcomes with those of their coworkers. This concept is referred to as “social compari-
son”.
Employees who perceive themselves as being in an inequitable situation will seek to reduce
the inequity either by distorting inputs and/or outcomes in their own minds (“cognitive
distortion”), by directly altering inputs and/or outputs, or by leaving the organization.
(Carrell and Dittrich, 1978)
[edit] Implications for Managers
Equity theory has several implications for business managers:
• People measure the totals of their inputs and outcomes. This means a working mother
may accept lower monetary compensation in return for more flexible working hours.
• Different employees ascribe personal values to inputs and outcomes. Thus, two employ-
ees of equal experience and qualification performing the same work for the same pay
may have quite different perceptions of the fairness of the deal.
• Employees are able to adjust for purchasing power and local market conditions. Thus a
teacher from Alberta may accept lower compensation than his colleague in Toronto if
his cost of living is different, while a teacher in a remote African village may accept a
totally different pay structure.
• Although it may be acceptable for more senior staff to receive higher compensation,
there are limits to the balance of the scales of equity and employees can find excessive
executive pay demotivating.
• Staff perceptions of inputs and outcomes of themselves and others may be incorrect, and
perceptions need to be managed effectively.
• An employee who believes he is under-compensated may withdraw good will and re-
duce effort.
• An employee who believes he is over-compensated may increase his effort. However he
may also adjust the values that he ascribes to his own personal inputs. It may be that he
or she internalizes a sense of superiority and actually decrease his efforts.
Criticisms and Related Theories
Criticism has been directed toward both the assumptions and practical application of Equity
Theory. Scholars have questioned the simplicity of the model, arguing that a number of demo-
graphic and psychological variables affect people's perceptions of fairness and interactions with
others. Furthermore, much of the research supporting the basic propositions of equity theory has
been conducted in laboratory settings, and thus has questionable applicability to real-world situ-
ations (Huseman, Hatfield & Miles, 1987). Critics have also argued that people might perceive
equity/inequity not only in terms of the specific inputs and outcomes of a relationship, but also
in terms of the overarching system that determines those inputs and outputs. Thus, in a business
setting, one might feel that his or her compensation is equitable to other employees', but one
might view the entire compensation system as unfair (Carrell and Dittrich, 1978).
Researchers have offered numerous magnifying and competing perspectives:
[edit] Equity Sensitivity Construct
The Equity Sensitivity Construct proposes that individuals have different preferences for equity
and thus react differently to perceived equity and inequity. Preferences can be expressed on a
continuum from preferences for extreme under-benefit to preferences for extreme over-benefit.
Three archetypal classes are as follows:
• Benevolents -- those who prefer their own input/outcome ratios to be less than those of
their relational partner. In other words, the benevolent prefers to be under-benefitted.
• Equity Sensitives -- those who prefer their own input/outcome ratios to be equal to those
of their relational partner.
• Entitleds -- those who prefer their own input/outcome ratios to exceed those of their re-
lational partner. In other words, the entitled prefers to be over-benefitted. (Huseman,
Hatfield & Miles, 1987)
[edit] Fairness Model
The Fairness Model proposes an alternative measure of equity/inequity to the relational partner
or \"comparison person\" of standard Equity Theory. According to the Fairness Model, an indi-
vidual judges the overall \"fairness\" of a relationship by comparing their inputs and outcomes
with an internally derived standard. The Fairness Model thus allows for the perceived equity/
inequity of the overarching system to be incorporated into individuals' evaluations of their rela-
tionships (Carrell and Dittrich, 1978).
Motivational Theories
Drive Reduction Theories
There are a number of drive theories. The Drive Reduction Theory grows out of the concept
that we have certain biological needs, such as hunger. As time passes the strength of the drive
increases as it is not satisfied. Then as we satisfy that drive by fulfilling its desire, such as eat-
ing, the drive's strength is reduced. It is based on the theories of Freud and the idea of feedback
control systems, such as a thermostat.
There are several problems, however, that leave the validity of the Drive Reduction Theory
open for debate. The first problem is that it does not explain how Secondary Reinforcers reduce
drive. For example, money does not satisfy any biological or psychological need but reduces
drive on a regular basis through a pay check second-order conditioning. Secondly, if the drive
reduction theory held true we would not be able to explain how a hungry human being can pre-
pare a meal without eating the food before they finished cooking it.
However, when comparing this to a real life situation such as preparing food, one does get hun-
grier as the food is being made (drive increases), and after the food has been consumed the
drive decreases. The only reason the food does not get eaten before is the human element of re-
straint and has nothing to do with drive theory. Also, the food will either be nicer after it is
cooked, or it won't be edible at all before it is cooked.
[edit] Cognitive dissonance theory
Main article: Cognitive dissonance
Suggested by Leon Festinger, this occurs when an individual experiences some degree of dis-
comfort resulting from an incompatibility between two cognitions. For example, a consumer
may seek to reassure himself regarding a purchase, feeling. in retrospect, that another decision
may have been preferable.
Another example of cognitive dissonance is when a belief and a behavior are in conflict. A per-
son may believe smoking is bad for one's health and yet continues to smoke.
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in full.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page.
Human behavior is the collection of behaviors exhibited by human beings and influenced by
culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion
and/or genetics.
The behavior of people (and other organisms or even mechanisms) falls within a range with
some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some outside acceptable
limits. In sociology, behavior is considered as having no meaning, being not directed at other
people and thus is the most basic human action. Behavior should not be mistaken with social
behavior, which is more advanced action, as social behavior is behavior specifically directed at
other people. The acceptability of behavior is evaluated relative to social norms and regulated
by various means of social control.
The behavior of people is studied by the academic disciplines of psychology, sociology, eco-
nomics, and anthropology.
In 1970, a book was published called \"The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolu-
tionary Sources of Order and Disorder\" written by the anthropologist Robert Ardrey. The book
and study investigated animal behavior (Ethology) and then compared human behavior as a
similar phenomenon.
Factors affecting human behavior
*Genetics - (see also evolutionary psychology)
• Attitude – It is the degree to which the person has a favourable or unfavourable evalua-
tion of the behaviour in question.
• Social Norms – This is the influence of social pressure that is perceived by the individ-
ual (normative beliefs) to perform or not perform a certain behaviour.
• Perceived Behavioural Control – This is the individual’s belief concerning how easy or
difficult performing the behaviour will be.
Affective-Arousal Theories
[edit] Need Achievement Theory
Main article: David McClelland
David McClelland’s achievement motivation theory envisages that a person has need for three
things but people differ in degree in which the various needs influence their behavior: Need for
achievement, Need for power, and Need for affiliation.
[edit] Interests Theory
Main article: Holland Codes
Holland Codes are used in the assessment of interests as in Vocational Preference Inventory
(VPI; Holland, 1985). One way to look at interests is that if a person has a very strong interest
in one of the 6 Holland areas, then obtaining outcomes in that area will be very strongly rein-
forcing relative to obtaining outcomes in areas of weak interest.
Need Theories
[edit] Need Hierarchy Theory
Main article: Hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs theory is the most widely discussed theory of
motivation.
The theory can be summarized as thus:
• Human beings have wants and desires which influence their behavior; only unsatisfied
needs can influence behavior, satisfied needs cannot.
• Since needs are many, they are arranged in order of importance, from the basic to the
complex.
• The person advances to the next level of needs only after the lower level need is at least
minimally satisfied.
• The further the progress up the hierarchy, the more individuality, humanness and psy-
chological health a person will show.
Contents
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• 1 Epistemology
• 2 Counseling and therapy
• 3 Criticism and debate
• 4 See also
• 5 References
•
Humanistic psychology is a school of psychology that emerged in the 1950s in reaction to both
behaviorism and psychoanalysis. It is explicitly concerned with the human dimension of psy-
chology and the human context for the development of psychological theory. These matters are
often summarized by the five postulates of Humanistic Psychology given by James Bugental
(1964), mainly that:
Human beings cannot be reduced to components.
Human beings have in them a uniquely human context.
Human consciousness includes an awareness of oneself in the context of other people.
Human beings have choices and non desired responsibilities.
Human beings are intentional, they seek meaning, value and creativity.
The humanistic approach has its roots in existentialist thought (see Kierkegaard, Nietzsche,
Heidegger, and Sartre). It is also sometimes understood within the concept of the three different
forces of psychology; behaviorism, psychoanalysis and humanism. Behaviorism grew out of
Ivan Pavlov's work with the conditioned reflex, and laid the foundations for academic psychol-
ogy in the United States associated with the names of John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner. This
school was later called the science of behavior. Abraham Maslow later gave behaviorism the
name \"the second force\". The \"first force\" came out of Freud's research of psychoanalysis, and
the psychologies of Alfred Adler, Erik Erikson, Carl Jung, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney, Otto
Rank, Melanie Klein, Harry Stack Sullivan, and others. These theorists focused on the depth of
the human psyche, which they stressed, must be combined with those of the conscious mind in
order to produce a healthy human personality.
In the late 1950s, psychologists concerned with advancing a more holistic vision of psychology
convened two meetings in Detroit, Michigan. These psychologists; including Abraham Maslow,
Carl Rogers, and Clark Moustakas, were interested in founding a professional association dedi-
cated to a psychology that focused on uniquely human issues, such as the self, self-
actualization, health, hope, love, creativity, nature, being, becoming, individuality, and meaning
– in short, the understanding of what it means to be human.
These preliminary meetings eventually led to other developments, which culminated in the de-
scription of humanistic psychology as a recognizable \"third force\" in psychology (along with
behaviorism and psychoanalysis). Significant developments included the formation of the Asso-
ciation for Humanistic Psychology (AHP) in 1961 and the launch of the Journal of Humanistic
Psychology (originally \"The Phoenix\") in 1963. Subsequently, graduate programs in Humanis-
tic Psychology at institutions of higher learning grew in number and enrollment. In 1971, hu-
manistic psychology as a field was recognized by the American Psychological Association
(APA) and granted its own division (Division 32) within the APA. Division 32 publishes its
own academic journal called The Humanistic Psychologist (Aanstoos, Serlin & Greening,
2000).
The major theorists considered to have prepared the ground for Humanistic Psychology are
Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers and Rollo May. The work of Wilhelm Reich, who postulated an
essentially 'good', healthy core self, in contrast to Freud, was an early influence, especially his
Character Analysis (1933). Other noteworthy inspirers and leaders of the movement include
Roberto Assagioli, Gordon Allport, Medard Boss, Martin Buber, R. D. Laing, Fritz Perls, An-
thony Sutich, Erich Fromm, Kurt Goldstein, Clark Moustakas, Lewis Mumford and James Bu-
gental (Aanstoos, Serlin & Greening, 2000).
Summary of the Genesis 6-day creation account, showing the pattern according to the frame-
work hypothesis.
Days of creation Days of creation
Day 1: Light; day and night Day 4: Sun, moon and stars
Day 2: Sea and Heavens Day 5: Sea creatures; birds
Day 3: Land and vegetation Day 6: Land creatures; man
Summary of the Genesis 6-day creation account, showing the pattern according to the frame-
work hypothesis.
Days of creation Days of creation
Day 1: Light; day and night Day 4: Sun, moon and stars
Day 2: Sea and Heavens Day 5: Sea creatures; birds
Day 3: Land and vegetation Day 6: Land creatures; man
Epistemology
Humanistic psychology prefers qualitative research methods to the more \"positivist\" and
\"empiricist\" approaches. This is part of the field's \"human science\" approach to psychology and
involves an emphasis on the actual experience of persons (Aanstoos, Serlin & Greening, 2000).
Many humanistic psychologists regard the use of quantitative methods in the study of the hu-
man mind and behaviour as misguided. This is in direct contrast to cognitivism (which aims to
apply the scientific method to the study of psychology), an approach of which humanistic psy-
chology has been strongly critical. Instead, the discipline stresses a phenomenological view of
human experience, seeking to understand human beings and their behavior by conducting quali-
tative research. It has been suggested that the study of Humanistic Psychology be standardized
by a protocol: 1. identification of researchable problem, 2. formulation of hypothesis, 3. litera-
ture review of research, 4. development of methodology, 5. data collection and analysis, 6. anal-
ysis, 7. falsification, 8. results and conclusions, and 9. interpretation. This is the \"Lindblom Pro-
tocol.\"
Counseling and therapy
Humanistic psychology includes several approaches to counseling and therapy. Among the ear-
liest approaches we find the developmental theory of Abraham Maslow, emphazising a hierar-
chy of needs and motivations; the existential psychology of Rollo May acknowledging human
choice and the tragic aspects of human existence; and the person-centered or client-centered
therapy of Carl Rogers, which is centered around the clients' capacity for self-direction and un-
derstanding of his/her own development (Clay, 2002).
Other approaches to humanistic counselling and therapy include Gestalt therapy, humanistic
psychotherapy, depth therapy, holistic health, encounter groups, sensitivity training, marital and
family therapies, body work, and the existential psychotherapy of Medard Boss (Aanstoos, Ser-
lin & Greening (2000).
Self-help is also included in humanistic psychology. Ernst & Goodison (1981) describe using
some of the main humanistic approaches in self-help groups. Co-counselling, which is a purely
self-help approach, is regarded as coming within humanistic psychology (see John Rowan's
Guide to Humanistic Psychology). Humanistic theory has had a strong influence on other forms
of popular therapy, including Harvey Jackins' Re-evaluation Counselling and the work of Carl
Rogers.
As mentioned by Clay (2002) Humanistic psychology tends to look beyond the medical model
of psychology in order to open up a nonpathologizing view of the person. This usually implies
that the therapist downplays the pathological aspects of a person's life in favour of the healthy
aspects. A key ingredient in this approach is the meeting between therapist and client and the
possibilities for dialogue. The aim of much humanistic therapy is to help the client approach a
stronger and more healthy sense of self, also called self-actualization (Aanstoos, Serlin &
Greening, 2000; Clay, 2002). All this is part of Humanistic psychology's motivation to be a sci-
ence of human experience, focusing on the actual lived experience of persons (Aanstoos, Serlin
& Greening (2000).
Criticism and debate
Criticism of the field has come from Isaac Prilleltensky (1992) who argues that humanistic psy-
chology - inadvertently - is affirming the social and political status quo, and therefore has re-
mained fairly silent about social change.
Further, in their review of different approaches to positive psychology, Seligman & Csikszent-
mihalyi (2000) note that the early incarnations of humanistic psychology lacked a cumulative
empirical base, and that some directions encouraged self-centeredness. However, according to
mainstream humanistic thinkers, humanistic psychology must not be understood to promote
such ideas as narcissism, egotism, or selfishness (Bohart & Greening, 2001).
The association of humanistic discourse with narcissistic and overly optimistic worldviews is a
misreading of humanistic theory. In their response to Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi (2000), Bo-
hart & Greening (2001) note that along with pieces on self-actualization and individual fulfill-
ment, humanistic psychologists have also published papers on a wide range of social issues and
topics, such as the promotion of international peace and understanding, awareness of the holo-
caust, the reduction of violence, and the promotion of social welfare and justice for all.
Humanistic Psychology has been criticized because its theories are impossible to falsify (Karl
Popper, 1969) and lacks predictive power and therefore is not a science. For instance the psy-
chology of Adler could describe almost any action as a sign that an individual has overcome
their feelings of inferiority or alternatively that same behaviour could be described as a failure
in this respect. These theories are the scientific equivalent of saying 'either it is raining or it is
not'. A good scientific theory should be falsifiable and have predictive power (Chalmers, 1999);
therefore humanistic psychology is not a science. Nonetheless, it remains to be determined
whether the therapeutic dimension of psychology is exclusively, or even best, served by posi-
tivist approaches to psychology. Humanistic Psychology does not reject such methods and re-
search programs as invalid; however, these approaches do not further its own project, which in-
volves cooperatively affirming and balancing the human values whose conflict r imbalance in
the identity of a patient can lead to suffering. Humanistic Psychology recognizes that this pro-
ject puts it outside the realm of falsifiability; it does not aspire to the status of a science in Karl
Popper's sense.
See also
• Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
• Personal development
• Organismic theory
• Harvard University
References
• Aanstoos, C. Serlin, I., & Greening, T. (2000). History of Division 32 (Humanistic Psy-
chology) of the American Psychological Association. In D. Dewsbury (Ed.), Unification
through Division: Histories of the divisions of the American Psychological Association,
Vol. V. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Bohart, Arthur C. & Greening, Thomas (2001) Comment: Humanistic Psychology and
Positive Psychology. American Psychologist. Jan, Vol 56(1) 81-82.
• Bugental, J.F.T (1964) The Third Force in Psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychol-
ogy, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 19-25
• Clay, Rebecca A. (2002) A renaissance for humanistic psychology. The field explores
new niches while building on its past. American Psychological Association Monitor,
Volume 33, No. 8 September
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apy. London: The Women's Press
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correspondences and contrasts toward a fertile interconnection. The Person-Centered
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troduction. American Psychologist. Jan, Vol 55(1) 5-14
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humanistic psychology : leading edges in theory, research, and practice Thousand Oaks,
Calif. : Sage Publications, ISBN 0-7619-2121-4
Retrieved from \"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_psychology\"
Roots
The movement has its conceptual roots in existentialism and humanism. Its emergence linked to
humanistic psychology, also known as the \"3rd force\" in psychology (after psychoanalysis and
behaviorism, and before the \"4th force\" of transpersonal psychology — which emphasizes eso-
teric, psychic, mystical, and spiritual development) [1]. Some commentators consider the HPM
synonymous with humanistic psychology. The movement views Abraham Maslow's theory of
self-actualization as the supreme expression of a human's life.
Some sources credit the name \"Human Potential Movement\" to George Leonard (see Esalen be-
low).
]Commentators sometimes classify the human potential movement as being categorised under
the broader umbrella of the New Age movement. HPM distinguishes itself ideologically from
other New Age trends by an emphasis on the individual development of secular human capabil-
ities — as opposed to the more spiritual New Age views. However, participants rarely make
this distinction, and most who embrace the ideas of the human potential movement also tend to
embrace the other more spiritual ideas within the New Age movement.
Christopher Lasch notes the impact of the human potential movement via the therapeutic sector:
The new therapies spawned by the human potential movement, according to Peter
Marin, teach that \"the individual will is all powerful and totally determines one's fate\";
thus they intensify the \"isolation of the self.\" [2]
The HPM in many ways functioned as the progenitor of the contemporary industry surrounding
personal growth and self-help.
[Esalen
Michael Murphy and Dick Price founded the Esalen Institute in 1962, primarily as a center for
the study and development of human potential, and some people continue to regard Esalen as
the geographical center of the movement today. Aldous Huxley gave lectures on the \"Human
Potential\" at Esalen in the early 1960s and some people consider his ideas too as fundamental to
the movement.
George Leonard, a magazine writer and editor who conducted research for an article on human
potential, became an important early influence on Esalen. Leonard claims that he came up with
the phrase \"Human Potential Movement\" during a brainstorming session with Murphy. He and
Murphy then popularized the idea in bestselling books. Leonard has worked closely with the
Esalen Institute ever since and in 2005 served as its president.
Criticism
The movement has received criticism in two forms.
Pseudoscience/psychobabble
The first class of criticism of the HPM comes from researchers in psychology, medicine, and
science, who often dismiss the movement as grounded in pseudoscience and overusing psy-
chobabble. Such critics regard any efficacy as explicable entirely as a placebo. Richard Feyn-
man's response to his visit to Esalen expressed this sort of criticism. (See Feynman's 1974 Cal-
tech commencement address for his development of the term cargo cult science and the descrip-
tion of his visit to Esalen.)
Alleged failure to achieve goals
The second criticism of the HPM comes from those who, though often considered sympathetic
to the movement, nevertheless believe that the HPM has not succeeded in its goals, but has in-
stead created an environment that actually inhibits personal development. Such critics may
claim that the HPM encourages childish narcissism by reinforcing the behavior of focusing on
one's problems and expressing how one feels, rather than encouraging behaviors to overcome
these problems. One can view this criticism in the terms of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. This
analysis characterizes the failure as an exclusive focus on helping individuals fulfill their
\"Deficit Needs\", without moving individuals up the hierarchy to \"Being Needs\" (self-
actualization).
An extension of this criticism claims that this problem stems from a flawed foundation of the
movement altogether — the focus on the individual's own development as supreme, to the detri-
ment of the consideration of others and society (i.e. victim-blaming, underestimating forces of
oppression, or feelings of apathy towards large-scale social problems.)
Sonia Choquette, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and others have responded to this criticism by
suggesting that individuals consider putting their individual development in the hands of the di-
vine as a means to better others and society. Such an approach implies the invalidity of the criti-
cism on the grounds that the movement, for the most part, guides itself by extrinsic considera-
tion for the highest good of all beings on the planet.
See also
• Attack therapy
• Autosuggestion
• Awareness movement
• Biofeedback
• Consciousness movement
• Esalen Institute
• est/Erhard Seminars Training / Landmark Forum
• Feldenkrais method
• Gestalt Therapy
• Humanistic psychology
• Hypnosis
• Large Group Awareness Training
• Meditation
• Neuro-linguistic programming
• Personal development
• Re-evaluation Counselling
• Self-actualization
• Self-help
• Silva Method
• The Template Network (former Emin society)
• Transformation
• Visualization
• Yoga
• Binaural beat
Notable figures
• William James (1842-1910) — an early proponent
• Fritz Perls (1893-1970)
• Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
• Alan Watts (1915-1973)
• Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
• Werner Erhard (1935- )
• Fernando Flores (1943- )
• Jean Houston (1937- )
• Joshua Loth Liebman
• Harvey Jackins (1916-1999)
• George Leonard (1923- )
• Michael Murphy (1930- )
• [edit]Esalen
• Esalen Alumni Group
• \"Full hearts and empty heads: the price of certain recent programs in humanistic psy-
chology\" by W. R. Coulson
• \"Personal Growth\" on the Island Foundation web-site
Bibliography
• Salerno, Steve (2005). SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless.
New York: Random House. ISBN 1-4000-5409-5.
Footnotes
^ 4th force tetrahedron geometry
^ Christopher Lasch: The Culture of Narcissism: American life in an age of diminishing ex-
pectations. New York: Norton, 1979, page 9. ISBN 0-393-01177-1. Quoting Peter
Marin: \"The New Narcissism\" in Harper's, October 1975, page 48.
Day-Age Creationism, a type of Old Earth creationism, is an effort to reconcile the literal Gen-
esis account of Creation with modern scientific theories on the age of the Universe, the Earth,
life, and humans. It holds that the six days referred to in the Genesis account of creation are not
ordinary 24-hour days, but rather are much longer periods (of thousands or millions of years).
The Genesis account is then interpreted as an account of the process of cosmic evolution, pro-
viding a broad base on which any number of theories and interpretations are built. Proponents
of the Day-Age Theory can be found among theistic evolutionists and progressive creationists.
The differences between the Young-Earth interpretation of Genesis and modern scientific theo-
ries are nontrivial: the Young-Earth interpretation says that everything in the Universe and on
Earth was created in six 24-hour days (with a seventh day of rest), estimated by them to have
occurred some 6,000 years ago; whereas recent mainstream scientific theories put the age of the
Universe at 13.7 billion years and that of the Earth at 4.6 billion years, with various forms of
life, including humans, being formed continually thereafter.
The Day-Age Theory tries to reconcile these views by arguing that the Creation \"days\" were not
ordinary 24-hour days, but actually lasted for long periods of time—or as the theory's name im-
plies: the \"days\" each lasted an age. According to this view, the sequence and duration of the
Creation \"days\" is representative or symbolic of the sequence and duration of events that scien-
tists theorize to have happened, such that Genesis can be read as a summary of modern science,
simplified for the benefit of pre-scientific humans.
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Overview of the field
Organizational studies encompasses the study of organizations from multiple viewpoints, meth-
ods, and levels of analysis. For instance, a traditional distinction, present especially in Ameri-
can academia, is between the study of \"micro\" organizational behavior -- which refers to indi-
vidual and group dynamics in an organizational setting -- and \"macro\" organizational theory
which studies whole organizations, how they adapt, and the strategies and structures that guide
them. To this distinction, some scholars have added an interest in \"meso\" -- primarily interested
in power, culture, and the networks of individuals and units in organizations -- and \"field\" level
analysis which study how whole populations of organizations interact. In Europe these distinc-
tions do exist as well, but are more rarely reflected in departmental divisions.
Whenever people interact in organizations, many factors come into play. Organizational studies
attempt to understand and model these factors. Like all social sciences, organizational studies
seeks to control, predict, and explain. There is some controversy over the ethics of controlling
workers' behaviour. As such, organizational behaviour or OB (and its cousin, Industrial psy-
chology) have at times been accused of being the scientific tool of the powerful.[citation
needed] Those accusations notwithstanding, OB can play a major role in organizational devel-
opment and success.
History
The Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the essence of leadership. Aristotle addressed the
topic of persuasive communication. The writings of 16th century Italian philosopher Niccolò
Machiavelli laid the foundation for contemporary work on organizational power and politics. In
1776, Adam Smith advocated a new form of organizational structure based on the division of
labour. One hundred years later, German sociologist Max Weber wrote about rational organiza-
tions and initiated discussion of charismatic leadership. Soon after, Frederick Winslow Taylor
introduced the systematic use of goal setting and rewards to motivate employees. In the 1920's,
Australian-born Harvard professor Elton Mayo and his colleagues conducted productivity stud-
ies at Western Electric's Hawthorne plant in the United States.
Though it traces its roots back to Max Weber and earlier, organizational studies is generally
considered to have begun as an academic discipline with the advent of scientific management in
the 1890s, with Taylorism representing the peak of this movement. Proponents of scientific
management held that rationalizing the organization with precise sets of instructions and time-
motion studies would lead to increased productivity. Studies of different compensation systems
were carried out.
After the First World War, the focus of organizational studies shifted to analysis of how human
factors and psychology affected organizations, a transformation propelled by the identification
of the Hawthorne Effect. This Human Relations Movement focused on teams, motivation, and
the actualization of the goals of individuals within organizations.
Prominent early scholars included Chester Barnard, Henri Fayol, Mary Parker Follett, Frederick
Herzberg, Abraham Maslow, David McClelland, and Victor Vroom
The Second World War further shifted the field, as the invention of large-scale logistics and op-
erations research led to a renewed interest in rationalist approaches to the study of organiza-
tions. Interest grew in theory and methods native to the sciences, including systems theory, the
study of organizations with a complexity theory perspective and complexity strategy. Influential
work was done by Herbert Alexander Simon and James G. March and the so-called \"Carnegie
School\" of organizational behavior.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the field was strongly influenced by social psychology and the empha-
sis in academic study was on quantitative research. An explosion of theorizing, much of it at
Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon, produced Bounded Rationality, Informal Organiza-
tion, Contingency Theory, Resource Dependence, Institutional Theory, and Population Ecology
theories, among many others.
Starting in the 1980s, cultural explanations of organizations and change became an important
part of study. Qualitative methods of study became more acceptable, informed by anthropology,
psychology and sociology. A leading scholar was Karl Weick.
Specific Contributions
Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915):
Taylor was the first person who attempted to study human behavior at work using a systematic
approach. Taylor studied human characteristics, social environment, task, physical environ-
ment, capacity, speed, durability, cost and their interaction with each other. His overall objec-
tive was to reduce and/or remove human variability. Taylor worked to achieve his goal of mak-
ing work behaviors stable and predictable so that maximum output could be achieved. He relied
strongly upon monetary incentive systems, believing that humans are primarily motivated by
money. He faced some strong criticism, including being accused of telling managers to treat
workers as machines without minds, but his work was very productive and laid many founda-
tion principles for modern management study.
Elton Mayo:
Elton Mayo, an Australian national, headed the Hawthorne Studies at Harvard. In his classic
writing in 1931, Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization, he advised managers to deal
with emotional needs of employees at work.
Mary Parker Follett:
Mary Parker Follett was a pioneer woman management consultant in the industrial world,
which was mainly dominated by males. As a writer, she provided analyses on workers as hav-
ing complex combinations of attitude, beliefs, and needs. She told managers to motivate em-
ployees on their job performance, a“pull” rather than a \"push\" strategy.
Douglas McGregor:
Douglas McGregor proposed two theories/assumptions, which are very nearly the opposite of
each other, about human nature based on his experience as a management consultant. His first
theory was “Theory X”, which is pessimistic and negative; and according to McGregor it is
how managers traditionally perceive their workers. Then, in order to help managers replace that
theory/assumption, he gave “Theory Y” which takes a more modern and positive approach. He
believed that managers could achieve more if managers start perceiving their employees as self-
energized, committed, responsible and creative beings. By means of his Theory Y, he in fact
challenged the traditional theorists to adopt a developmental approach to their employees. He
also wrote a book The Human Side of Enterprise in 1960; this book has become a foundation
for the modern view of employees at work.
Current state of the field
Organizational behaviour is currently a growing field. Organizational studies departments gen-
erally form part of business schools, although many universities also have industrial psychology
and industrial economics programs.
The field is highly influential in the business world with practitioners like Peter Drucker and
Peter Senge, who turned the academic research into business practices. Organizational be-
haviour is becoming more important in the global economy as people with diverse backgrounds
and cultural values have to work together effectively and efficiently. It is also under increasing
criticism as a field for its ethnocentric and pro-capitalist assumptions (see Critical Management
Studies).
Methods used in organizational studies
A variety of methods are used in organizational studies. They include quantitative methods
found in other social sciences such as multiple regression, Non-parametric statistics, time de-
pendent analysis, and ANOVA. In addition, computer simulation in organizational studies has a
long history in organizational studies. Qualitative methods are also used, such as ethnography,
which involves direct participant observation, single and multiple case analysis, and other his-
torical methods. In the last fifteen years or so, there has been greater focus on language,
metaphors, and organizational storytelling.
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Contents
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• 1 Philosophical assumptions
• 1.1 Freedom versus Determinism
• 1.2 Heredity versus Environment
• 1.3 Uniqueness versus Universality
• 1.4 Proactive versus Reactive
• 1.5 Optimistic versus Pessimistic
• 2 Personality theories
• 2.1 Trait theories
• 2.2 Type theories
• 2.3 Psychoanalytic theories
• 2.4 Behaviorist theories
• 2.5 Cognitive theories
• 2.6 Humanistic theories
• 2.7 Biopsychological theories
• 3 Personality tests
• 4 Notes
• 5 References
• 6 See also
• 7 External links
• 8 Further reading
•
The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) was founded in the early 1940s as an organisation of
orthodoxly Christian scientists.[1] Although its original leadership favoured Biblical literalism
and it was intended to be anti-evolutionary, it rejected the creationist theories propounded by
George McCready Price? (young Earth creationism) and Harry Rimmer (gap creationism), and
it was soon moving rapidly in the direction of theistic evolution, with some members \"stopping
off\" on the less Modernist view that they called \"progressive creationism\".[2] In 1954 evangeli-
cal philosopher and theologian Bernard Ramm (an associate of the inner circle of the ASA)
wrote The Christian View of Science and Scripture, advocating Progressive Creationism which
did way with the necessity for of a young Earth, a universal flood and the recent appearance of
humans.[3]
Modern progressive creationism
Progressive creationism is distinct from theistic evolution, in that God is seen to regularly in-
volve himself in the process of species development through special creative acts.[4]
Proponents of the Progressive creation theory include astronomer-turned-apologist Hugh Ross,
whose organization, Reasons To Believe, accepts the scientifically determined age of the Earth
but seeks to disprove Darwinian evolution.[4] Answers in Creation is another organization, set
up in 2003, which supports progressive creationism. The main focus of Answers In Creation is
to provide rebuttals to the scientific claims of young earth creationism which are widely re-
garded as a pseudoscience.
Interpretation of Genesis
See also: Creation according to Genesis
Most progressive creationists reject a strict literalist approach to Genesis chapter 1, and prefer
interpretative options such as the day-age theory or the literary framework view. A range of
views regarding the literal historicity of Genesis chapters 2-11 exists. The majority of progres-
sive creationists would contend that Noah's flood was a regional rather than global event, al-
though differences of opinion might exist concerning its precise geographical extent.
Notes
^ Numbers(2006) p181
^ Numbers(2006) p194-195
^ Numbers(2006) p208
a b
^ Eugenie C. Scott (December 7, 2000). The Creation/Evolution Continuum. National
Center for Science Education. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
References
• Numbers, Ronald (Nov 30, 2006). The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to In-
telligent Design, Expanded Edition. Harvard University Press, 624 pages. ISBN
0674023390.
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Theistic evolution, less commonly known as evolutionary creationism, is the general opinion
that some or all classical religious teachings about God and creation are compatible with some
or all of the modern scientific understanding about biological evolution. Theistic evolution is
not a theory in the scientific sense, but a particular view about how the science of evolution re-
lates to some religious interpretations. In this way, theistic evolution supporters can be seen as
one of the groups who deny the conflict thesis regarding the relationship between religion and
science; that is, they hold that religious teachings about creation and scientific theories of evo-
lution need not be contradictory.
The term was used by Eugenie Scott to refer to the part of the overall spectrum of beliefs about
creation and evolution holding the theological view that God creates through evolution. It cov-
ers a wide range of beliefs about the extent of any intervention by God, with some approaching
deism in rejecting continued intervention. Others see intervention at critical intervals in history
in a way consistent with scientific explanations of speciation, but with similarities to the ideas
of Progressive Creationism that God created \"kinds\" of animals sequentially.[1]
This view is accepted (or at least not rejected) by major Christian churches, including Catholi-
cism and some mainline Protestant denominations; some Jewish denominations; and other reli-
gious groups that lack a literalist stance concerning holy scriptures. Various biblical literalists
have accepted or noted openness to this stance, including theologian B.B. Warfield and evange-
list Billy Graham.
With this approach toward evolution, scriptural creation stories are typically interpreted as be-
ing allegorical in nature. Both Jews and Christians have considered the idea of the creation his-
tory as an allegory (instead of a historical description) long before the development of Darwin's
theory. Two notable examples are the writings of Philo of Alexandria (1st century) and St. Au-
gustine (4th century).[2][3]
Theistic evolutionists argue that it is inappropriate to use Genesis as a scientific text, since it
was written in a pre-scientific age and originally intended for religious instruction; as such,
seemingly chronological aspects of the creation accounts should be thought of in terms of a lit-
Personality psychology studies personality based on theories of individual differences. One
emphasis in this area is to construct a coherent picture of a person and his or her major psycho-
logical processes (Bradberry, 2007). Another emphasis views personality as the study of indi-
vidual differences, in other words, how people differ from each other. A third area of emphasis
examines human nature and how all people are similar to one other. These three viewpoints
merge together in the study of personality.
Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a
person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various sit-
uations (Ryckman, 2004). The word \"personality\" originates from the Latin persona, which
means mask. Significantly, in the theatre of the ancient Latin-speaking world, the mask was not
used as a plot device to disguise the identity of a character, but rather was a convention em-
ployed to represent or typify that character.
The pioneering American psychologist, Gordon Allport (1937) described two major ways to
study personality, the nomothetic and the idiographic. Nomothetic psychology seeks general
laws that can be applied to many different people, such as the principle of self-actualization, or
the trait of extraversion. Idiographic psychology is an attempt to understand the unique aspects
of a particular individual. The study of personality has a rich and varied history in psychology,
with an abundance of theoretical traditions. Some psychologists have taken a highly scientific
approach, whereas others have focused their attention on theory development. There is also a
substantial emphasis on the
erary framework. Theistic evolutionists may believe that creation is not literally a week long
process but a process beginning in the time of Genesis and continuing through all of time, in-
cluding today. This view affirms that God created the world and was the primary causation of
our being, while scientific changes such as evolution are part of \"creatia continua\" or continuing
creation which is still occurring in the never ending process of creation. Changes such as these
caused by science are part of a secondary causation that changes us within the framework of the
world God has created with primary causation.[clarify(incoherent)] This is one possible way of
interpreting biblical scriptures, such as Genesis, that seem to be in opposition to scientific theo-
ries, such as evolution.[4]
The term evolutionary creationism is used in particular for beliefs in which God transcends nor-
mal time and space, with nature having no existence independent of His will. It allows interpre-
tations consistent with both a literal Genesis and objective science, in which, for example, the
events of creation occurred outside time as we know itThe creation week narrative consists of
eight divine commands executed over six days, followed by a seventh day of rest:
• Introit: \"In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth, the earth hath
existed waste and void, and darkness [is] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God
fluttering on the face of the waters, and God saith, Let light be!\"[2]
• First day: God creates light (\"Let Light be!\") - the first divine command. The light is di-
vided from the darkness, and \"day\" and \"night\" are named.
• Second day: God creates a firmament (\"Let a firmament be...!\") - the second command -
to divide the waters above from the waters below. The firmament is named \"heavens\".
• Third day: God commands the waters to be gathered together in one place, and dry land
to appear (the third command). \"Earth\" and \"sea\" are named. God commands the earth
to bring forth grass, plants, and fruit-bearing trees (the fourth command).
• Fourth day: God creates lights in the firmament (the fifth command) to separate light
from darkness and to mark days, seasons and years. Two great lights are made (most
likely the Sun and Moon, but not named), and the stars.
• Fifth day: God commands the sea to \"teem with living creatures\", and birds to fly across
the heavens (sixth command); He creates birds and sea creatures, and commands them
to be fruitful and multiply.
• Sixth day: God commands the land to bring forth living creatures (seventh command);
He makes wild beasts, livestock and reptiles. He then creates Man and Woman in His
\"image\" and \"likeness\" (eighth command). They are told to \"be fruitful, and multiply,
and fill the earth, and subdue it.\" Humans and animals are given plants to eat. The total-
ity of creation is described by God as \"very good.\"
• Seventh day: God, having completed the heavens and the earth, rests from His work,
and blesses and sanctifies the seventh day.
The needs, listed from basic (lowest, earliest) to most complex (highest, latest) are as follows:
• Physiological
• Safety and security
• Social
• Self esteem
• Self actualization
• Self Trancendance
[edit] Herzberg’s two factor theory
Main article: Frederick Herzberg
Frederick Herzberg's two factor theory aka intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, concludes that certain
factors in the workplace result in job satisfaction, while others do not, but if absent lead to dis-
satisfaction.
He distinguished between:
• Motivators; (e.g. challenging work, recognition, responsibility) which give positive sat-
isfaction, and
• Hygiene factors; (e.g. status, job security, salary and fringe benefits) that do not moti-
vate if present, but, if absent, result in demotivation.
The name Hygiene factors is used because, like hygiene, the presence will not make you health-
ier, but absence can cause health deterioration.
The theory is sometimes called the \"Motivator-Hygiene Theory.\"
[edit] Alderfer’s ERG theory
Main article: Clayton Alderfer
Created by Clayton Alderfer, Maslow's hierarchy of needs was expanded, leading to his ERG
theory (existence, relatedness and growth). Physiological and safety, the lower order needs, are
placed in the existence category, Love and self esteem needs in the relatedness category. The
growth category contained the self actualization and self esteem needs.
[edit] Self-determination theory
Bridge
2:4a e
These are the tôl dôt of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
e
The phrase \"These are the tôl dôt ('generations') of the heavens and the earth when they were
created\" lies between the \"creation week\" account and the account of Eden which follows. It is
e
the first of ten \"tôl dôt\" phrases used by the author to provide structure to the book of Gene-
sis.[3] Since the phrase always precedes the \"generation\" to which it belongs, the \"generations
of the heavens and the earth\" should logically be taken to refer to Genesis 2; a position taken by
several commentators.[4] Nevertheless, other commentators from Rashi to the present day (e.g.,
Driver) have argued that in this case it should apply to what precedes.[5]
Second account (Eden narrative)
Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
See Genesis 2:4-25
The Eden narrative addresses the creation of the first man and woman:
• Genesis 2:4b - the second half of the bridge formed by the \"generations\" formula, and
the beginning of the Eden narrative - places the events of the narrative \"in the day when
YHWH Elohim made the earth and the heavens...\"[6]
• Before any plant has appeared, before any rain has fallen, while a mist[7] waters the
earth, Yahweh forms the man (Heb. adam) from dust of the ground (Heb. adamah), and
breathes the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man becomes a \"living being\" (Heb.
nephesh).
• Yahweh plants a garden in Eden and sets the man in it, and causes pleasant trees to
spout from the ground, and trees necessary for food, and the tree of life and the tree of
knowledge of good and evil.[8] (An unnamed river is described: it goes out from Eden
to water the garden, after which it parts into four named streams.) He takes the man who
is to tend His garden and tells him he may eat of the fruit of all the trees except the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, \"for in that day thou shalt surely die.\"
• Yahweh resolves to make a help-mate for the man. He makes domestic animals and
birds, and the man gives them their names, but none of them is a fitting help-mate. Yah-
weh causes the man to sleep, and takes a rib,[9] and forms a woman. The man names her
\"Woman\" (Heb. ishah), \"for from a man (Heb. ish) has this been taken.\" A statement in-
stituting marriage follows: \"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and
shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.\"[10]
• The man and his wife are naked, and feel no shame.
Genesis 1-11 – “primeval history”
Genesis 1-2 opens the “primeval history,” a unit of three narrative blocks interspersed with two
genealogical/chronological sequences and a section on the origins of the world’s peoples:
• First narrative: Creation, Eden and the Fall, Cain and Abel.
• Genealogies (chronological information via lengths of individual lives).
• Second narrative: “Sons of God”, Noah and the Flood, the Curse of Ham.
• Ethnology (Table of Nations).
• Third narrative: Tower of Babel.
• Genealogies (chronology to Abraham).
The primeval history contains the first mention of many themes which are continued throughout
the book of Genesis and the Torah, including fruitfulness, God's election of mankind, and His
ongoing forgiveness of man's rebellious nature. It is therefore impossible to understand either
Genesis 1-2 or the Torah as a whole without reference to this introductory history.[11]
Ancient Near East context
The world whose creation is described in Genesis 1 was the standard universe conceived in an-
cient Middle Eastern cosmology: a flat disk, with infinite water both above and below. The
\"firmament\", the dome of the sky, was a solid metal bowl - tin according to the Sumerians, iron
for the Egyptians - separating the surrounding water from the habitable world of men; the stars
were embedded in its surface, and it was fitted with gates to allow the passage of the Sun and
Moon. The habitable earth formed a single island-continent surrounded by a circular ocean, of
which the known seas - the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea - were inlets. Beneath
the earth was a fresh-water sea, the source of rivers and wells.[12]
In addition to their cosmology the ancient Israelites shared with their neighbours a common in-
heritance of religious beliefs, from which Yahwistic monotheism emerged only gradually.[13]
The traces of this shared heritage can be traced in Genesis 1-11, which \"appears to be a refor-
matting of motifs and characters from four Mesopotamian myths, Adapa and the South Wind,
Atrahasis, the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish.\"[14]
According to the Enuma Elish, which has the closest parallels with Genesis, the original state of
the universe was a chaos formed by the mingling of two primeval waters, the female saltwater
god Tiamat and the male freshwater god Apsu. The two waters engendered six successive gen-
erations of gods, at the end of which the god Marduk slew Tiamat, cut her hide in two, and used
one half to form the earth and the other half to form the firmament of the heavens. (The Eu-
phrates and the Tigris were believed to emerge from the eye-sockets of the slain Tiamat - a faint
trace of this can perhaps be seen in the river which emerges to water Eden in Genesis 2). The
gods then consulted and decided to form mankind, whom they made - in seven pairs, male and
female - from clay mingled with their own spit and the blood of another slaughtered god.
Mankind was set on earth to be the servant of the gods, while Marduk was enthroned in Baby-
lon in the Esagila temple, \"the house with its head in heaven,\" near his ziggurat of Etemenanki,
the Bible's Tower of Babel.[15]
Genesis is not, however, a simple re-telling of the Babylonian myths: instead, the myths are in-
verted to serve a theological purpose. For example, the Babylonian serpent-god Ningishzida is a
friend of mankind who helps the human hero Adapa in his search for immortality, while Gene-
sis' serpent is man's enemy, seeking to trick Adam out of the chance to attain immortality.[16]
The inversions represent a rejection of the power of Babylon's gods in favour of the might of
Yahweh; more than this, they replace the essentially optimistic world-view of the Mesopotami-
ans - \"things were not nearly as good to begin with as they have become since\" - with a world-
view in which the world was created perfect but grew steadily worse, until God finally had to
do away with all mankind except for the pious Noah who would beget a new and better
stock.[17]
Exegetical points
\"In the beginning...\"
e
The first word of Genesis 1 in Hebrew, \"in the beginning\" (Heb. b rešît), provides the tradi-
tional Jewish title for the book. The ambiguity of the Hebrew grammar in this verse gives rise
to two alternative translations, the first implying that God's first act of creation was heaven and
earth, the second that \"heaven and earth\" already existed in a \"formless and void\" state, to
which God brings form and order:[18]
\"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form,
and void...God said, Let there be light!\" (King James Version).
\"At the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, when the earth was (or the earth be-
ing) unformed and void . . . God said, Let there be light!\" (Rashi, also with variations
Ibn Ezra and Bereshith Rabba).
The name of God
Two names of God are used, Elohim in the first account and Yahweh Elohim in the second ac-
count. This difference, plus differences in the styles of the two chapters and a number of dis-
crepancies between them, formed one of the earliest pieces of evidence that the Pentateuch had
multiple origins, and was instrumental in the development of source criticism and the documen-
tary hypothesis.
\"Formless and Void\"
The phrase traditionally translated in English \"formless and void\" is tohû wabohû (Hebrew: ???
????). In most Bibles the phrase is translated by various combinations of adjectives with which
translators attempt to capture the flavor of the primeval terrestrial moment which tohû wabohû
describes. This phrase is shrouded in ancient obscurity, and although it has some limited traffic
in Modern Hebrew, is deemed to be a deeply mystical concept.[19]. The Greek Septuagint
(LXX) rendered this term as \"unsightly and unfurnished\" (Greek: ???at?? ?a? ??atas?e?ast??),
paralleling the Greek concept of Chaos.
The rûach of God
Some English translations have \"the spirit of God,\" others \"a wind from God.\" The Hebrew
rûach has the meanings \"wind, spirit, breath,\" but the traditional Jewish interpretation here is
\"wind,\" as \"spirit\" would imply a living supernatural presence co-extent with yet separate from
God at Creation. This, however, is the sense in which rûach was understood by the early Chris-
tian church in developing the doctrine of the Trinity, in which this passage plays a central
role.[20]
The \"deep\"
Main article: tehom
e
The \"deep\" (Heb. t hôm), a formless body of water, is a mythological term referring to the
chaotic primordial ocean that, through the creation event, became locked within the underworld
or abyss. These waters are later said to be released during the great flood, when \"all the foun-
e
tains of the great deep (t hôm) burst forth\" (Genesis 7:11).[4] The word is cognate with the
Babylonian Tiamat.[4]
The firmament of heaven
The \"firmament\" (Heb. raqîa) of heaven, created on the second day of creation and populated
by luminaries on the fourth day, denotes a solid ceiling[12] which separated the earth below
from the heavens and their waters above. The term is etymologically derived from the verb
raqa, used for the act of beating metal into thin plates.[4][21]
Great sea monsters
On the fifth day God creates \"great sea monsters\", or tannînim (Genesis 1:21). These tannînim
are thought to be associated with mythological sea creatures such as \"dragons\", Leviathan, and
Rahab (cf. Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 51:9, Psalm 74:13-14) which were considered deities by other an-
cient near eastern cultures; the author of Genesis 1 asserts the sovereignty of Elohim over such
entities.[21]
The number seven
Seven was regarded as a significant number in the ancient Near East. It has been argued that the
author of Genesis 1:1-2:3 has intentionally embedded it into the text in a number of ways, be-
sides the obvious seven-day framework: the word \"God\" occurs 35 times (7 × 5) and \"earth\" 21
times (7 × 3). The phrases \"and it was so\" and \"God saw that it was good\" occur 7 times each.
The first sentence of Genesis 1 contains 7 Hebrew words, and the second sentence contains 14
words, while the verses about the seventh day (2:1-3) contain 35 words in total.[22]
Man and the image of God
Main article: Image of God
The meaning of the phrase \"image and likeness of God\" has been much debated. The great me-
dieval Jewish scholar Rashi believed it referred to \"a sort of conceptual archetype, model, or
blueprint that God had previously made for man.\" Maimonides pointed out that only man has
free will.[23]
Genesis 1:26-27 states \"God created man (lit. adam) in his own image; in the image of God he
created him; male and female he created them\". Modern scholarship is divided over whether
these verses teach that the image of God was represented symmetrically in Adam and Eve, or
whether the first two parts of the verse indicate that Adam possessed the image more fully than
the woman, reflecting the bias of an ancient patriarchalist culture.
Structure and composition
Main articles: Genesis and Documentary hypothesis
Michelangelo's painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel shows the creation of the stars and
planets as described in the first chapter of Genesis.
Genesis 1 consists of eight acts of creation within a six day framework. Each of the first three
days is an act of division: dark/light, waters/skies, sea/land & plants. In the next three days this
framework is populated: heavenly bodies for the dark and light, fish and birds for the seas and
skies, animals and (finally) man for the land. This six-day structure is symmetrically bracketed
by day zero representing primeval chaos and day seven representing cosmic order.[24]
Genesis 2 is a simple linear narrative, with the exception of the parenthesis about the four rivers
at Genesis 2:10-14. This interrupts the forward movement of the narrative and might therefore
be an insertion based on the spring or stream at Genesis 2:6 which waters the ground \"on the
day when Yahweh Elohim formed earth and heavens.\"[25]
The “Primeval History” mimics Genesis 1’s intricate structure of parallel halves. The first half
runs from Creation to Noah, the second from the Flood to Abraham. Each half is marked by the
passage of ten generations (ten from Adam to Noah, another ten from Noah to Abraham). Like
Genesis 1, each half has a six-part structure, and the content of each half exactly mirrors the
other. Each follows the same themes, but with very different results: in the first half, God cre-
ates a perfect world for man, but man sins and God eventually returns his creation to its original
state of chaos (i.e., the water of tehom); in the second, man finds himself in a newly created
post-Flood world, as if given a chance to start again, but sins again (the Tower). But the result
the second time is different: God choses Abram and makes his name (Heb. shem) great. The
word shem appears to have structural significance: in Genesis 1, God names the elements of his
Creation; in Genesis 2, “the man” (not at this stage named Adam), names the creatures over
which he has been given dominion; Noah’s eldest son is “Shem”, and Yahweh is identified as
“the God of Shem,” ancestor of Abraham and the Chosen People.[26]
Composition
According to Jewish tradition the first five books of the Bible were written by Moses. Opinions
differed among the rabbis on just how Genesis fitted into the picture, some saying God revealed
it to Moses on Sinai, others holding that Moses compiled it in Egypt from writings left by the
Patriarchs, with an account from Adam providing details on the Creation.[27] The tradition of
Mosaic authorship was adopted by the earliest Christians and is still held by many believers to-
day, most notably among Orthodox Jews and Evangelical Christians.[28]
Today virtually all scholars accept that the Pentateuch \"was in reality a composite work, the
product of many hands and periods.”[29] In the first half of the 20th century the dominant the-
ory regarding the origins of the Pentateuch was the documentary hypothesis. This supposes that
the Torah was produced about 450 BC by combining four distinct, complete and coherent docu-
ments, known as the Yahwist (“Y” or “J”, from the German spelling of Yahweh), the Elohist
(“E”), the Deuteronomist (“D”), and the Priestly source (“P”). Genesis 1 is from P, and Genesis
2 from J.[30]
Some scholars believe that the Genesis account is a single report of creation, which is divided
into two parts, written from different perspectives: the first part, from Genesis 1:1–2:3, de-
scribes the creation of the Earth from God's perspective; the second part, from Genesis 2:4-24,
describes the creation of the Garden of Eden from Humanity's perspective. One such scholar
wrote, \"[T]he strictly complementary nature of the accounts is plain enough: Genesis 1 men-
tions the creation of man as the last of a series, and without any details, whereas in Genesis 2
man is the center of interest and more specific details are given about him and his setting\"
(Kitchen 116-117).
Other scholars, particularly those ascribing to textual criticism and the Documentary hypothe-
sis, believe that the first two chapters of Genesis are two separate accounts of the creation.
(They agree that the \"first chapter\" should include the first three verses and the first half of the
fourth verse of chapter 2.) One such scholar wrote: \"The book of Genesis, like the other books
of the Hexateuch, was not the production of one author. A definite plan may be traced in the
book, but the structure of the work forbids us to consider it as the production of one writer.\"
(Spurell xv). For some religious writers, such as Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the existence of
two separate creation stories is beyond doubt, and thus needs to be interpreted as having divine
importance.[citation needed]
Some of the issues involved in the single vs. dual acount debate include:
• Genesis 1 has creation in the order: plants; sea creatures and birds; land animals; man
and woman (together); in Genesis 2 the sequence is: man; plants; land animals and
birds; woman.
• Genesis 1 refers to God as Elohim, Genesis 2 uses the composite name Yahweh Elohim
(Yahweh is often translated \"LORD,\" but does not have this meaning in Hebrew - it is,
rather, the name of the God of Israel). Single account advocates assert that Hebrew
scriptures use different names for God throughout, depending on the characteristics of
God which the author wished to emphasize. They argue that across the Hebrew scrip-
tures, the use of Elohim in the first segment suggests \"strength,\" focusing on God as the
mighty Creator of the universe, while the use of Yahweh in the second segment sug-
gested moral and spiritual natures of deity, particularly in relationship to the man.[31]
Dual account advocates assert that the two segments using different words for God indi-
cates different authorship and two distinct narratives, in accord with the Documentary
hypothesis.
• Though not so obvious in translation, the Hebrew text of the two sections differ both in
the type of words used and in stylistic qualities. The first section flows smoothly,
whereas the second is more interested in pointing out side details, and does so in a more
point of fact style.[citation needed] One of the principles of textual criticism is that large
differences in the type of words used, and in the stylistic qualities of the text, should be
taken as support for the existence of two different authors. Proponents of the two-
account hypothesis point to the attempts (e.g., The Book of J, by Harold Bloom, trans-
lated by David Rosenberg) to separate the various authors of the Torah claimed by the
Documentary Hypothesis into distinct and sometimes contradictory accounts.[citation
needed]
Proponents of the single account argue that style differences need not be indicative of multiple
authors, but may simply indicate the purpose of different passages. For example, Kenneth
Kitchen, a retired Archaeology Professor of the University of Liverpool, has argued (1966) that
stylistic differences are meaningless, and reflect different subject matter. He supports this with
the evidence of a biographical inscription of an Egyptian official in 2400 B.C., which reflects at
least four different styles, but which is uniformly supposed to possess unity of author-
ship.[citation needed]
Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam (1512) is the most famous Fresco in the Sistine Chapel
Theology and interpretation
See also: Creation theology
The theology of Genesis
According to Professor Klaus Nurnberger,[32] the motive of the biblical authors was not to put
forward a coherent statement of their theology, but \"to reassure fellow believers...of the strict,
but benevolent, commitment of their God to his people.\" The rationale which holds together the
\"vastly divergent\" biblical materials can therefore only be understood through studying the evo-
lutionary process by which the texts were created. [33]
The vast majority of modern scholars agree that \"primeval history\" within the Torah (Genesis 1-
11) is composed of two distinct sources, the Yahwist and the Priestly (best understood today as
bodies of texts with distinctive markers, rather than as distinct documents). The Priestly source
\"emphasizes the continuity of God's care for Israel as demonstrated in its history.\" This is ex-
pressed in in certain pervasive themes: God's blessing (Genesis 1:28 provides the first of four
important blessings within the overall Priestly narrative: \"And God blessed them, and God said
to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the
earth.'\"); God's word (God's important involvements with the world are expressed through his
spoken words, throughout the \"And God said\" Creation sequence of Genesis 1, and through the
three subsequent major covenants with Noah at Genesis 9, Abraham at Geneis 17, and Israel at
Exodus 20); and God's continuing presence among the Chosen People
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Evolutionary instincts require that you focus your thoughts, talents, energies on something to be
successful. Where you are today suggests and indicates that you did or did not focus on the
good things for you, your family or your company. Your mind is the perfect receptacle and data
base and remembers, recalls and stores billions of bits of information. You must focus your
thoughts first before you can focus the thoughts of other people. Every dismal secret, match
problem, love affair, operating performance is stored within your mind. You decide what to fo-
cus on so do not allow other people to start confusing you as they know control your focus. Fo-
cus is the shameless invention of evolution. Nature forces you to focus on the hunt, girl, water,
bridge, project to allow success in anything you attempt or do. Mastering your focus masters
your life and the conditions of your life and business that surrounds you. People without focus
can be persuaded into your domain. All people have the trait of focus but the mjority have not
mastered the clutter in their mind.
Blind hope because you give them no choice.
\"We must try this, I hope this works!\"
Here, the follower employee is desperate for some solution. What the manager is offering is ei-
ther the only option they see based on education, experience and emotions or the best of a rela-
tively weak set of choices. If a person really wants two pieces of bread they will leave you if
you offer them only one. If you cannot provide them with a solution and they have no current
alternatives they will follow you for a short period of time. Most Commercial Truck Drivers
stay for a very few months, long enough to capture their bonus for signing on and staying for a
while.
The employee of Blind hope is now following for lack of alternatives. They’ll take the one
piece of bread, the early start time, the late night Friday shift only until you persuade them to
stay or change your system to meet their needs. The employed human being is not in agreement
with you at all even though they agree with you at the time. People serve their interests first and
try and fit yours into their day if you can persuade them to do so. This example employee is not
a happy employee and they will deliver to you bad results, bent bumpers, customer complaints
and the host of things you must remove to grow service and profit.
PeopleNology shows you how to identify people, through their actions and traits that allows
you to persuade and convince them of certain things at certain times. Executives should watch
out for these Blind hope followers as they are either looking for a job or at the very least hurt
your company. Any person that is disappointed with the company or disillusioned about the
mission must be removed. Companies today, due to the so-called driver shortage, allow em-
ployees to destroy customers, equipment, service agreements and relationships due to the fear
of driver turnover.
You must have people believe in the company mission. You must have people believe in you
and your executive management staff. PeopleNology is the perfect solution to poor quality, em-
ployee turnover, non-compliance, poor service and lower operating margins. Most companies
have hopeful follower employees, fair weather friends and sunshine boys that will jump ship
and follow others if another company or group gives them more hope.
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You must separate the relevant from the irrelevant. Actions knows no laws expect evolutionary
laws. You become motivated by taking actions, you do not take true actions because you be-
come motivated. Focus on what you want and then apply actions upon the topic. If your focus is
to hire better people apply your actions against that priority. Aiming so low will produce lower
results so always take actions at the highest possible level. Never write a Vice President. Al-
ways write, speak, communicate to the highest authority. If a persons results have been
wounded by lack of focus you must relieve this negative by allowing and persuading focus and
actions. Never wait as it’s the opposite of positive and actions. Make all the plans you want but
without actions there is no result. A newspaper reporter does not wait on the news. Managers
must gather through actions, focus on what’s important and create the result. Never let the
sleeping dog lie, take action.
Faith in the leader provides significant hope.
\"What a great manager. If anyone knows the answer, she does !\"
In this situation, the follower is blind to the solution but is following because they have such
faith in the leader. You must remember that a follower is not a leader. Sounds silly we know but
followers look for leaders because without them they’re lost and wander around from place to
place. Motor freight truck driver turnover called churning demonstrates this clearly. Without
hope and strong leadership drivers come and go and simply churn up the waters with their
movements.
By some majic or genius leaders are expected to provide all solutions to all problems upon de-
mand. In the reality of PeopleNology your skill set will now include the ability to provide relief,
inspiration and guidance from a distance or in person that provides real hope and results for the
future.
Faith in the leader can lead to disappointment as all leaders are not qualified. If you have man-
agers and supervisors that have the faith of your people it’s the perfect opportunity to introduce
PeopleNology to their skills.
Without the proper skills your managers will lead your people to accepting situational explana-
tions rather than point the finger at problems and leadership. Leadership without skills is the
blind leading the blind. Results are produced by skills in action and providing instant leadership
on demand.
If your turnover rate is too high, claims too high, tractor and trailer damages mounting you most
likely have a leader that has the faith of the people, liked by many people, produces adequate
results but will never lead you to the promised land. Follower employees will guard leaders in
which they have faith and never solve root cause problems, create the better mouse-trap, pro-
vide substantial profits.
Many of a good leader has lead people over the cliff with all good intentions. Take the time and
learn PeopleNology and give them the skill set to increase revenue, customer satisfaction and
profits. Your people must have faith in the people that deserve their trust and admiration or its
just a popularity assignment.
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You must provide service to other people. The service to others is extremely useful to your own
great success. You must offer the product, service, helping hand etc that helps another human
being. Service is the absolute necessity that makes the world go round and round. The well-
being of another human is based on the services, helping hand, knowledge, advice etc that you
may offer them. Service is helping. Helping another must be harmless and within a business is
created through a institution that you call a business. Stand around the airport and hand out
brochures and watch all the people avoid you. Stand at the grocery store and hand out free food
and gather a crowd. Handing out a brochure means that you.. Want something.. Handing out
free food means you are giving something really good to another human being. Do not conform,
create the original idea to help other people. The only privilege you have is to help another.
Helping is valuable even if the customer cannot afford the product. People are nomadic y evolu-
tionary nature, we’re always moving, getting a divorce, changing jobs which requires us to need
hundreds of services over and over again. Offer your service at every corner, a new customer
will arrive shortly. Making noise or speeches like presentations mean nothing unless you focus
- take actions and provide a service. Every customer or prospect is just like Adam and Eve in
evolutionary terms. The education and experiences have changed but the internal emotional hu-
man has remained the same. Chickens still lay eggs, people still hold hands, people still need
friends. Stop the thought of customer creations and start making friends, real friends. Never
leave a person hungry.
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You cannot start or sustain anything without questions. The noise of questions creates the noise
of answers. Many companies fail because they offer a service no one wants. Questions and An-
swers provide the rudder of your ship, without questions you have no wind in your sails. Ask
people what they want and need because it’s two very different things. People want millions of
things but really successful people provide what people need first and then give them what they
want. Human beings accept honest questions that you care about them. Only friendly and caring
people ask honest questions. Their problems and needs are found within the answers to your
questions. To improve the mood of another human simply ask a nice question. Your next sales
call should be 90 percent questions. The obscurity of the answer may provide you with a brand
new invention or process or product and service. Answers are verdicts from another person.
Why are you leaving our company? Will a new office help you decide to stay? People verdicts
are the primary way of us learning about others. If you know the evolutionary drivers found in-
side peoplenology you can predict, sway or change the verdicts of people before they become
public. Understand that people always, the majority of the time, have the answers you want.
People walk the earth with verdicts.
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You cannot start anything without change. People change their verdicts all the time based on
their evolutionary emotional drivers, type of education and their life experience levels. Your
best friend changes every day. You change every day and other people don’t know it. Change
requires change. Shadings of character, manners, feelings, performance levels, rates of pay, am-
bitions are changing right now, change is everywhere. Change is the motivating force that
builds the bridge to cross the river, the new tractor and trailer design. Change is trying to force
your focus so you will take actions and ask the right questions to allow the better life for you,
the planet, your friends through better services. Change is not the novelty that some may think.
Change creates the new opinion, the new company and gets rid of all the petrified opinions and
companies that are not seeking answers all the time. You have to trust change as it is the climax
of your education and experiences that drive you to learn the new opera around you. One natu-
rally hates change even though it keeps you alive. Change, in your mind, may be unjustifiable
and cause your short term suffering, but embracing change starts the banging and slamming of
questions, answers, new products and services. Even i beyond your belief, change is right now.
Nothing stays the same so don’t hang on to anything business plan too long. You should initiate
change, racking your mind, using all your stored up memory alongside new knowledge like
peoplenology to make something new. Change can create pain so help people. Change is not the
favorite thing of most people as their loyalty is to the old shoes, the best old friend, the com-
pany they always use. Change will scare people and you have to help fearful humans. Make
sure you have something worth while and honest, people will follow. Your opinion of your
product has no value just the opinion and perception of the customer has value. Opinions,
thoughts, ideas, aspirations are always simply just opinions and are individually and collec-
tively at war with each other all the time. Change is the opportunity that works for you, seldom
able to stop change to ride with it as it is an opportunity.
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Rapport is not a common habit but people do enjoy company, friends, associates, peer groups
etc. A private conversation with friends is the fastest way to build rapport. Removing hundreds
of emotional filters are required to allow the real rapport building with another human being.
Friends are really scattered delights that come and go, we just have favorites at times and we
call them our best friends. To build a rapport you must have something in common. We work
together, baseball, children etc. Disputed matters like political and religious thoughts and ideas
should be avoided at first because they open up emotional drivers, educational or intellectual
disputes that wedge people apart. The real value in rapport building is that it’s the next best
thing to a friend. You can buy food for a person to build rapport at a nice restaurant or simply
offer for the same result. Rapport is a private opinion or positioning opinion that another person
holds inside their mind about you. You are what they think you are. They are what you think
they are in your mind. Neighbors build fences. People build mental fences around their true
world and their life. You want to create a private opinion of you within another persons mind.
The techniques of PeopleNology allows the world to see you, hear you, following your instruc-
tions as you design them on your schedule. Rapport has wings and is a very dangerous thing
when it matures to a full opinion and then migrates into full mental positioning. Rapport is
made of wax so to speak so you can mold it, change it but it is very fragile. The curious combi-
nations of the other persons emotions, experiences, and education controls the trust, affections
and love they feel for others. If you help another you create raport, if you help them a lot you
create friends, if you create enough friends … anything you want.
Intellectual agreement makes you richer.
\"What a good idea. That makes real sense.\"
Here, the follower employee understands the logic of the argument that the leader is putting for-
ward. This intellectual honest agreement is the start of something really big for your company.
A human being only does what is in their best interests at the time. Logical and rational agree-
ment brings about success and retention within the employee group. PeopleNology gives you
the do’s and don’ts of persuasion so you can affect and persuade people to some intellectual
agreement. Agreement is another word for obedience and conformity. Imagine all your people
being persuaded to your point of view, traditional values intact, customers happy, turnover rates
moving down and no more missed pick ups.
Reaching this most important agreement by using PeopleNology principles and techniques al-
lows your following people to follow the rationale rather than the leader as a person. This is re-
ally big for your future business. There is a level of follower-ship that you must reach to correct
the majority of your turnover, recruiting, retention, rewarding and recognition problems.
You don’t want people to blindly follow any leader you put in front of them. You must control
and persuade and educate leadership to develop the system and process that produces the return
on investments. Evolutionary needs require that people, even followers and leaders, educated or
not, understand the reasons why things happen, why you need certain things and when you need
them.
PeopleNology allows you to construct the most important thing within your business. It’s not
tractors and trailers it’s the emotional commitment of all your people. We show you the 75 Se-
crets of the Human Mind that provides you with the emotional commitment of all your good
people, creates the buy-in that is required to profit.
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Fear got you out of bed this morning. Fear is the wonderful invention of mother nature that
loads the gun, turns the cranks, sends you to school and work. Fear makes the world go around
and love just makes it pause now and then. Fear loves scenery and it travels at the speed of
light, maybe faster. Humans have no taste for fear even though you search for it all the time.
Night and day you look for things under the bed, that email that’s not good, that different look
from the boss, the envelope in the mail box or anything that disturbs that mental sleep you call
satisfaction. Humans are lazy by nature and nature thinks you should do better. Get out of bed,
look for food, rob a bank, just do something. Under a palm tree you would live but, you have to
leave the shade to go get food and water. Our commercial insanity provides you with so much
fear, the cold calculations and veracity of management, sales, profits and loss and treachery of
the market place that you hide most of the time. The people that understand fear conquer peo-
ple, places and things. Your fear of failure is the real insanity. Most fears are baseless and
boundless they just make sense out of nonsense at times. Nature and your evolutionary self
wants you to be safe and sound so fear is what works. You lock your doors, count your money,
study for tests, conform to your supervisor and you use affectionate terms to make friends. Most
of human actions have a spirit of fear. Love ontains the fear of loss. Life contains the fear of
death. Tremendous wealth conquers the fear of poverty. The towering genius in you can con-
quer fear and have a better life. How do you conquer a customers fear? If the shipment is late
does it create fear of running out of something or shutting down a production line? Do fearful
people pay more for safer cars? Do hungry people pay more for food? People use fear against
you, by design, in written form to get what they want. Go out to the world and conquer fear and
stop plunging into fear. You are qualified. Change is unfamiliar ground but stop fearing it. The
patent office is full of people that walked unfamiliar ground, conquered fear, doing things they
were uncertain of in their comfort zone.
Fear of retribution is the first reason they stay with your company.
“ If I don’t take the load I’ll get a warning letter “
“ If I don’t turn in my daily log sheets I’ll get a warning “
“ If I’m not good I won’t get my bonus money “
“ If I don’t hurry I’ll be late and won’t get my service bonus “
Following out of fear is the first and foremost reason that any human being follows instructions,
at least while your looking. This is not so much following as being tugged along by a fleet dis-
patcher or manager at the end of a rope. Front line supervision is expensive, field managers, re-
gional vice presidents are all designed to make sure people stay attached to the system process
control rope.
The leader in such cases is using coercive push methods that will work only as long as the fol-
lower sees no other choice. Remove all supervision from your company and watch as 83% of
your process will start to fail within a matter of days. The remaining portion of your process
controls will fail within a matter of weeks which means you have late deliveries, higher auto li-
ability claims, more os-d and damage exposure, money not collected within terms, gross rev-
enue starts moving down and a whole host of other negatives as people continue to leave your
company.
The so-called supervisor and manager really has no people training or education at all except
through experience both good and bad. Their experience is mixed with their emotions and edu-
cation that create a pot pie of regrets, warnings, failures, recruiting and retention problems that
you pay for daily.
Fear is not the tool of effective leaders (and certainly not ethical leaders). At best, fear-based
approaches gain weak commitment and need constant attention or the follower employee
freezes or flees based on their evolutionary drivers. You do not make employees pull on the
same end of the rope for very long without constant and expensive supervision. PeopleNology
shows you how to use the human traits and evolutionary drivers to persuade people to do the
right things at the right times producing a better and more profitable result.
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I guess you want to be happy? The loudest people are not happy, the laws of nature makes us
yell for food, scream about laws and complain about history. Food, water and shelter should
make you happy but it doesn’t. We live in a world that the strong move the weaker out of the
way, the evolutionary prehistoric twist. Moving sideways doesn’t make you happy and moving
backwards doesn’t make you smile. You have to move forward to be happy. You interpret ev-
erything based on you being happy. Do you make enough money? Do you like the dinner? Do
you drive the better car? Do you have the best dressed children? You shout and grovel until you
get what makes you happy. You get made at other people that do the same things that you do.
Why do they want more money? What’s wrong with that company car? You constantly set
yourself apart from every other human and make sure you’re happy, regardless. You are very
willing to grab the best slices of everything because you want the best and require the best to be
happy. When you get everything you want you’ll notice that you’re still not happy all the time.
The lowest animal needs food, water and shelter. We want more and get more while we take
more and we’re still not happy. Happiness by persuasion of your self is the only way. Persuad-
ing people that they’re happy is the only true path. A pleasant sound makes you happy supplied
by nature, a bird singing, the waters flowing over rocks along a stream. The conflict within in-
dustry is that both parties have to be happy. The buyer must buy and the seller must profit. This
clutter is called free enterprise and you have to eliminate the victim. Your product and service
should cause a pause in the customer. A quite moment of trust, affection and love to be effec-
tive. Most products and services start out excited but do not result in a calming pause of satis-
faction. The impressive silence of great service is seldom heard. You must take your customer,
friends and employees by the hand and provide satisfactions, service and calming. You can only
be happy when you also meeting their goals of happiness. Peasants are people, customers are
people and your company must respect that first.
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If you don’t appreciate the peasants they’ll revolt. If you don’t show gratitude to a customer
they will revolt. If your employees are treated like peasants you can be sure they will get your
attention when they leave your company, taking their friends with them, your customer listings
and confidential company information. People are really good at receiving gratitude but most
are very poor at giving gratitude. You have to tame your evolutionary survival traits and show
gratitude to people. You must respect others to gain their respect, the consequences of not
showing appreciation will be trouble. Not all people care about quality, performance, standards
or profit and loss. You can show them that you care about all these things and start keeping
records about their good works. Perfection is fleeting but most people care somewhat about
their own craftsmanship so you should have the attitude to reward them when possible. If you
admire a person before their works deserve it they will strive to reach your levels of craftsman-
ship. Reward them first and they will follow. Admirtion grows inside a company just like con-
tempt. Pessimists are born from not giving them attention, trust, affection and love they think
they deserve.
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If you don’t understand something its harder to control those same things. Your emotions are
you. The physician or the psychologist cannot conquer superstitions but you can gain greater
understanding of the real you. When you understand your own emotions you can understand the
people around you. If you are feeling negative its your fault. You cannot be a half-educated
business manager today and survive the market place. Business is about people and its not an
accident that greater companies believe in peoplenology. Quackeries, physicians, silliest snake
oils, dumb books, shams etc seemingly just teach people how to guess about people. Managers
know so little about emotional human beings but their in charge of them and their results show
it. Employee turnover rates, recruiting costs, lower profits truly indicate the lack of knowledge
concerning social engineering inside business. Learning to control how you feel controls how
you think. If you can control how your people feel you can direct their thoughts. Mastering
emotons and process control systems is the job of professional managers. Emotions are not
wrong or right but they affect the focus, actions and the results of everything. Learning to con-
trol your emotions gives you the power over people that have little or no control. Many people
go to business school to learn how to guess when their time should be spent of their emotional
state and others. Effective people have emotional control. Do not deny your emotions just learn
them through peoplenology. Imagine knowing how people think and feel most of the time. If
you know how people feel you can control what they think. Have a place for everything inside
your business and everything in its place including the emotional well being of the group.
Buying the vision, Loyalty, Satisfaction and Value.
\"What a brilliant idea. I don't care who thought of it.\"
When following people buy into your vision, they are emotionally closing on a view of the fu-
ture that is appealing to them in some way and pulls them forward. When the drivers drive,
billers bill, mechanics fix things and you count the money then you know your company is
moving forward. PeopleNology is Psychology based knowledge that is ancient and modern at
the same time. The evolutionary history of all your people plays a big part in your success.
These New-Ancient Earth Laws allow you to become the true emotional leader of your com-
pany.
They are not simply following the leader and the logic of how when you use PeopleNology. Vi-
sions of success are much talked about in the leadership literature, and can be remarkably effec-
tive at motivating people, but only if they can be sustained over a period of time. When you
have a fair month and then a good month remember that your vision did not change just the re-
sults. People create your results and the process that you apply their talents, experiences, educa-
tion and emotions. It is one thing to have a vision and it is another to keep going during the dif-
ficult days that are typical of the journey within motor freight trucking.
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ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
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Understand that you’re running out of time. There is a creation called you and it has an ending.
Life can inhabit your soul only if you’re willing to learn. Use your time or others will use it for
you to their own advantage. If you’re productive you will be productive. Stop focusing on ac-
tivities and start watching your own results. At the end of your working day its about keeping
score. How many people did you help? Your salary is based on a percentage of returns within
helping others. Manage your time and remember its your choice what to do with it. Customers
and friends have the same choice so you must persuade them to allocate you their time. If you
want a lumbering poor company waste other peoples time. The energy, enthusiasms and confi-
dence of a winning hand starts and ends with productive use of time. Have a single minded fo-
cus when you plan your business as it will save you thousands of hours of repair work. A vil-
lainous mixture of time and money are key result areas and with self-control, self-mastery and
self-discipline you can create little ambassadors full of knowledge and spirit to grow your busi-
ness.
Psychology, known facts about people behavior, PeopleNology, known facts about human traits
that we all share create a vivid road map to your business success.
The 75 Secrets of the Human Mind are explored and exploded inside your trucking company
that is guaranteed to improve your total influence, persuasion success, improve compliance,
profit, services and revenue growth.
The founder of PeopleNology, Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy University allows thousands
of motor freight trucking companies and other people based organizations free access to the 75
Secrets of the Human Mind. After his 29 years of progressive and profitable leadership of pro-
cess control systems this Mind-Set has exploded within trucking companies all over the world,
becoming prevalent within the North American Transportation Segment. Simply searching ma-
jor internet search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo for PeopleNology gives you a glimpse
inside some of the applications within the market.
They come and go,
People join your company for their own reasons and leave for their own reasons.
Through the application of PeopleNology techniques you can actually affect what people think
and feel, somewhat control what they say and do, actually steer them or persuade them to make
the choice that you decide for them. PeopleNology is broken down into easy to learn lessons
and is delivered to your desktop via PDF files in the form of various publications for clients.
Retention of People,
Retention of People that agree with you,
Retention of People that you can persuade, lead and inspire,
As we take just a quick look at recruiting and retention note how they start off as negative and
become more positive. What you don’t know about yourself and your employees is guaranteed
to amaze you. If you are seeking to lead people, it is a sound and good idea to get a firm under-
standing of why will they follow you.
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ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
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Consulting - White Papers Translating PeopleNology Techniques into Truck Driver Recruiting
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You are my first ambassador. The next person is my next first ambassador. Everybody is first
but remember it must start with you. You have to be kind-hearted, liberal, sincere and all that to
all people starting with you. You are the needle in the hay stack that people are looking for in-
side their company, so act like it. Learn more to earn more. No photograph has ever been taken
of your soul, yet, so get ready. Learn to be silly, pleasant, serious and fun at the same time.
Learning about you starts you on the greater journey about learning others. Others are your cus-
tomers, friends, associates, bankers etc. You must know them so you can give them what they
want. The evolutionary, revolutionary peoplenology teachings examine the cause of pain, love,
desire, sex, trust and affections and dozens of other key evolutionary truths and traits about peo-
ple.
Here are five levels of rationale that followers, that you call employees, can use when deciding
to follow a leader. People decide about things all the time. They decide to join your organiza-
tion, you call that recruiting. They decide to stay within the trucking group, you call that reten-
tion.
PeopleNology by Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy University lets your managers and execu-
tive group understand and affect every employee thought between these two actions of joining
and leaving your company.
Everything your employee groups do between their starting and ending is what your company
offers within the transportation segment. Everything a human being thinks, feels, speaks about,
works on and strives for is found within Psychology and their Evolutionary history that is re-
markable. Our founder has spent many years in the construction of this complex information
that is made easy to understand and fully utilize through his teachings of PeopleNology.
Most L.T.L. and T.L. companies spend all their time and money trying to attract new C.D.L.
truck drivers to their organization. Their noble recruiting efforts and large amounts of valuable
resources are applied without complete knowledge.
You can see the results of this incomplete knowledge and misguided efforts by the driver
turnover rates found within the transportation segment. Truck drivers come and go without re-
gard to commitments, rates per mile, age and type of equipment, medical benefits and other so-
called driver incentives and programs.
PeopleNology gives you the knowledge and application principles and techniques to drastically
improve recruiting, retention, rewarding and recognition of what you many consider your most
important asset, your people.
When your managers and key executives, including recruiting, front line supervisors, fleet man-
agers and even you sales departments start applying PeopleNology you will see a consistent and
dramatic improvement within bottom line results.
The benefits of you being able to persuade the total employee groups filters down very quickly
into your customer base. Delighted motor freight customers, enlightened drivers, dock workers,
dispatchers, data entry billers, accounts receivable employees start changing your company
from the inside.
If you ignore your people you will soon be without them within your company. Without tens of
thousands of research and development dollars smaller companies cannot easily afford complex
people management and social engineering. PeopleNology allows even the smaller of motor
freight transportation companies, logistics organizations, 3rd party supply chain companies to
benefit from PeopleNology.
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Tao Te Ching
by Lao-tzu
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(Sacred Books of the East, Vol 39) [1891]
The Tao Te Ching or Daodejing (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin:
Dàodéjing), originally known as the eponymous Laozi or Lao tzu (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Laozi),
is a Chinese classic text. Its name comes from the opening words of its two sections: ? dào
\"way,\" Chapter 1, and ? dé \"virtue,\" Chapter 38, plus ? jing \"classic.\" According to tradition, it
was written around 6th century BC by the Taoist sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, \"Old Master\"), a
record-keeper at the Zhou Dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. The text's
true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated.[1]
The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Taoist school (Dàojia ??) of Chinese philosophy and
strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book
is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism (Dàojiao ??) but Chinese Buddhism,
which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words
and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners
have used the Tao Te Ching as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely out-
side East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages.
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Tao Te Ching
Chapter 1
The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad things
Thus, constantly without desire, one observes its essence
Constantly with desire, one observes its manifestations
These two emerge together but differ in name
The unity is said to be the mystery
Mystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders
Chapter 2
When the world knows beauty as beauty, ugliness arises
When it knows good as good, evil arises
Thus being and non-being produce each other
Difficult and easy bring about each other
Long and short reveal each other
High and low support each other
Music and voice harmonize each other
Front and back follow each other
Therefore the sages:
Manage the work of detached actions
Conduct the teaching of no words
They work with myriad things but do not control
They create but do not possess
They act but do not presume
They succeed but do not dwell on success
It is because they do not dwell on success
That it never goes away
Chapter 3
Do not glorify the achievers
So the people will not squabble
Do not treasure goods that are hard to obtain
So the people will not become thieves
Do not show the desired things
So their hearts will not be confused
Thus the governance of the sage:
Empties their hearts
Fills their bellies
Weakens their ambitions
Strengthens their bones
Let the people have no cunning and no greed
So those who scheme will not dare to meddle
Act without contrivance
And nothing will be beyond control
Chapter 4
The Tao is empty
When utilized, it is not filled up
So deep! It seems to be the source of all things
It blunts the sharpness
Unravels the knots
Dims the glare
Mixes the dusts
So indistinct! It seems to exist
I do not know whose offspring it is
Its image is the predecessor of the Emperor
Chapter 5
Heaven and Earth are impartial
And regard myriad things as straw dogs
The sages are impartial
And regard people as straw dogs
The space between Heaven and Earth
Is it not like a bellows?
Empty, and yet never exhausted
It moves, and produces more
Too many words hasten failure
Cannot compare to keeping quiet
Chapter 6
The valley spirit, undying
Is called the Mystic Female
The gateway of the Mystic Female
Is called the root of Heaven and Earth
It flows continuously, barely perceptible
When utilized, it is never exhausted
Chapter 7
Heaven and Earth are everlasting
The reason Heaven and Earth can last forever
Is that they do not exist for themselves
Thus they can last forever
Therefore the sages:
Places themselves last but end up in front
Are outside of themselves and yet survive
Is it not due to their selflessness?
That is how they can achieve their own goals
Chapter 8
The highest goodness resembles water
Water greatly benefits myriad things without contention
It stays in places that people dislike
Therefore it is similar to the Tao
Dwelling with the right location
Feeling with great depth
Giving with great kindness
Speaking with great integrity
Governing with great administration
Handling with great capability
Moving with great timing
Because it does not contend
It is therefore beyond reproach
Chapter 9
Holding a cup and overfilling it
Cannot be as good as stopping short
Pounding a blade and sharpening it
Cannot be kept for long
Gold and jade fill up the room
No one is able to protect them
Wealth and position bring arrogance
And leave disasters upon oneself
When achievement is completed, fame is attained
Withdraw oneself
This is the Tao of Heaven
Chapter 10
In holding the soul and embracing oneness
Can one be steadfast, without straying?
In concentrating the energy and reaching relaxation
Can one be like an infant?
In cleaning away the worldly view
Can one be without imperfections?
In loving the people and ruling the nation
Can one be without manipulation?
In the heavenly gate's opening and closing
Can one hold to the feminine principle?
In understanding clearly all directions
Can one be without intellectuality?
Bearing it, rearing it
Bearing without possession
Achieving without arrogance
Raising without domination
This is called the Mystic Virtue
Chapter 11
Thirty spokes join in one hub
In its emptiness, there is the function of a vehicle
Mix clay to create a container
In its emptiness, there is the function of a container
Cut open doors and windows to create a room
In its emptiness, there is the function of a room
Therefore, that which exists is used to create benefit
That which is empty is used to create functionality
Chapter 12
The five colors make one blind in the eyes
The five sounds make one deaf in the ears
The five flavors make one tasteless in the mouth
Racing and hunting make one wild in the heart
Goods that are difficult to acquire make one cause damage
Therefore the sages care for the stomach and not the eyes
That is why they discard the other and take this
Chapter 13
Favor and disgrace make one fearful
The greatest misfortune is the self
What does \"favor and disgrace make one fearful\" mean?
Favor is high; disgrace is low
Having it makes one fearful
Losing it makes one fearful
This is \"favor and disgrace make one fearful\"
What does \"the greatest misfortune is the self\" mean?
The reason I have great misfortune
Is that I have the self
If I have no self
What misfortune do I have?
So one who values the self as the world
Can be given the world
One who loves the self as the world
Can be entrusted with the world
Chapter 14
Look at it, it cannot be seen
It is called colorless
Listen to it, it cannot be heard
It is called noiseless
Reach for it, it cannot be held
It is called formless
These three cannot be completely unraveled
So they are combined into one
Above it, not bright
Below it, not dark
Continuing endlessly, cannot be named
It returns back into nothingness
Thus it is called the form of the formless
The image of the imageless
This is called enigmatic
Confront it, its front cannot be seen
Follow it, its back cannot be seen
Wield the Tao of the ancients
To manage the existence of today
One can know the ancient beginning
It is called the Tao Axiom
Chapter 15
The Tao masters of antiquity
Subtle wonders through mystery
Depths that cannot be discerned
Because one cannot discern them
Therefore one is forced to describe the appearance
Hesitant, like crossing a wintry river
Cautious, like fearing four neighbors
Solemn, like a guest
Loose, like ice about to melt
Genuine, like plain wood
Open, like a valley
Opaque, like muddy water
Who can be muddled yet desist
In stillness gradually become clear?
Who can be serene yet persist
In motion gradually come alive?
One who holds this Tao does not wish to be overfilled
Because one is not overfilled
Therefore one can preserve and not create anew
Chapter 16
Attain the ultimate emptiness
Hold on to the truest tranquility
The myriad things are all active
I therefore watch their return
Everything flourishes; each returns to its root
Returning to the root is called tranquility
Tranquility is called returning to one's nature
Returning to one's nature is called constancy
Knowing constancy is called clarity
Not knowing constancy, one recklessly causes trouble
Knowing constancy is acceptance
Acceptance is impartiality
Impartiality is sovereign
Sovereign is Heaven
Heaven is Tao
Tao is eternal
The self is no more, without danger
Chapter 17
The highest rulers, people do not know they have them
The next level, people love them and praise them
The next level, people fear them
The next level, people despise them
If the rulers' trust is insufficient
Have no trust in them
Proceeding calmly, valuing their words
Task accomplished, matter settled
The people all say, \"We did it naturally\"
Chapter 18
The great Tao fades away
There is benevolence and justice
Intelligence comes forth
There is great deception
The six relations are not harmonious
There is filial piety and kind affection
The country is in confused chaos
There are loyal ministers
Chapter 19
End sagacity; abandon knowledge
The people benefit a hundred times
End benevolence; abandon righteousness
The people return to piety and charity
End cunning; discard profit
Bandits and thieves no longer exist
These three things are superficial and insufficient
Thus this teaching has its place:
Show plainness; hold simplicity
Reduce selfishness; decrease desires
Chapter 20
Cease learning, no more worries
Respectful response and scornful response
How much is the difference?
Goodness and evil
How much do they differ?
What the people fear, I cannot be unafraid
So desolate! How limitless it is!
The people are excited
As if enjoying a great feast
As if climbing up to the terrace in spring
I alone am quiet and uninvolved
Like an infant not yet smiling
So weary, like having no place to return
The people all have surplus
While I alone seem lacking
I have the heart of a fool indeed – so ignorant!
Ordinary people are bright
I alone am muddled
Ordinary people are scrutinizing
I alone am obtuse
Such tranquility, like the ocean
Such high wind, as if without limits
The people all have goals
And I alone am stubborn and lowly
I alone am different from them
And value the nourishing mother
Chapter 21
The appearance of great virtue
Follows only the Tao
The Tao, as a thing
Seems indistinct, seems unclear
So unclear, so indistinct
Within it there is image
So indistinct, so unclear
Within it there is substance
So deep, so profound
Within it there is essence
Its essence is supremely real
Within it there is faith
From ancient times to the present
Its name never departs
To observe the source of all things
How do I know the nature of the source?
With this
Chapter 22
Yield and remain whole
Bend and remain straight
Be low and become filled
Be worn out and become renewed
Have little and receive
Have much and be confused
Therefore the sages hold to the one as an example for the world
Without flaunting themselves – and so are seen clearly
Without presuming themselves – and so are distinguished
Without praising themselves – and so have merit
Without boasting about themselves – and so are lasting
Because they do not contend, the world cannot contend with them
What the ancients called \"the one who yields and remains whole\"
Were they speaking empty words?
Sincerity becoming whole, and returning to oneself
Chapter 23
Sparse speech is natural
Thus strong wind does not last all morning
Sudden rain does not last all day
What makes this so? Heaven and Earth
Even Heaven and Earth cannot make it last
How can humans?
Thus those who follow the Tao are with the Tao
Those who follow virtue are with virtue
Those who follow loss are with loss
Those who are with the Tao, the Tao is also pleased to have them
Those who are with virtue, virtue is also pleased to have them
Those who are with loss, loss is also please to have them
Those who do not trust sufficiently, others have no trust in them
Tao Te Ching
by Lao-tzu
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Tao Te Ching
Chapter 24
Those who are on tiptoes cannot stand
Those who straddle cannot walk
Those who flaunt themselves are not clear
Those who presume themselves are not distinguished
Those who praise themselves have no merit
Those who boast about themselves do not last
Those with the Tao call such things leftover food or tumors
They despise them
Thus, those who possesses the Tao do not engage in them
Chapter 25
There is something formlessly created
Born before Heaven and Earth
So silent! So ethereal!
Independent and changeless
Circulating and ceaseless
It can be regarded as the mother of the world
I do not know its name
Identifying it, I call it \"Tao\"
Forced to describe it, I call it great
Great means passing
Passing means receding
Receding means returning
Therefore the Tao is great
Heaven is great
Earth is great
The sovereign is also great
There are four greats in the universe
And the sovereign occupies one of them
Humans follow the laws of Earth
Earth follows the laws of Heaven
Heaven follows the laws of Tao
Tao follows the laws of nature
Chapter 26
Heaviness is the root of lightness.
Quietness is the master of restlessness
Therefore the sages travel the entire day
Without leaving the heavy supplies
Even though there are luxurious sights
They are composed and transcend beyond
How can the lords of ten thousand chariots
Applies themselves lightly to the world?
To be light is to lose one's root
To be restless is to lose one's mastery
Chapter 27
Good traveling does not leave tracks
Good speech does not seek faults
Good reckoning does not use counters
Good closure needs no bar and yet cannot be opened
Good knot needs no rope and yet cannot be untied
Therefore sages often save others
And so do not abandon anyone
They often save things
And so do not abandon anything
This is called following enlightenment
Therefore the good person is the teacher of the bad person
The bad person is the resource of the good person
Those who do not value their teachers
And do not love their resources
Although intelligent, they are greatly confused
This is called the essential wonder
Chapter 28
Know the masculine, hold to the feminine
Be the watercourse of the world
Being the watercourse of the world
The eternal virtue does not depart
Return to the state of the infant
Know the white, hold to the black
Be the standard of the world
Being the standard of the world
The eternal virtue does not deviate
Return to the state of the boundless
Know the honor, hold to the humility
Be the valley of the world
Being the valley of the world
The eternal virtue shall be sufficient
Return to the state of plain wood
Plain wood splits, then becomes tools
The sages utilize them
And then become leaders
Thus the greater whole is undivided
Chapter 29
Those who wish to take the world and control it
I see that they cannot succeed
The world is a sacred instrument
One cannot control it
The one who controls it will fail
The one who grasps it will lose
Because all things:
Either lead or follow
Either blow hot or cold
Either have strength or weakness
Either have ownership or take by force
Therefore the sage:
Eliminates extremes
Eliminates excess
Eliminates arrogance
Chapter 30
The one who uses the Tao to advise the ruler
Does not dominate the world with soldiers
Such methods tend to be returned
The place where the troops camp
Thistles and thorns grow
Following the great army
There must be an inauspicious year
A good commander achieves result, then stops
And does not dare to reach for domination
Achieves result but does not brag
Achieves result but does not flaunt
Achieves result but is not arrogant
Achieves result but only out of necessity
Achieves result but does not dominate
Things become strong and then get old
This is called contrary to the Tao
That which is contrary to the Tao soon ends
Chapter 31
A strong military, a tool of misfortune
All things detest it
Therefore, those who possess the Tao avoid it
Honorable gentlemen, while at home, value the left
When deploying the military, value the right
The military is a tool of misfortune
Not the tool of honorable gentlemen
When using it out of necessity
Calm detachment should be above all
Victorious but without glory
Those who glorify
Are delighting in the killing
Those who delight in killing
Cannot achieve their ambitions upon the world
Auspicious events favor the left
Inauspicious events favor the right
The lieutenant general is positioned to the left
The major general is positioned to the right
We say that they are treated as if in a funeral
Those who have been killed
Should be mourned with sadness
Victory in war should be treated as a funeral
Chapter 32
The Tao, eternally nameless
Its simplicity, although imperceptible
Cannot be treated by the world as subservient
If the sovereign can hold on to it
All will follow by themselves
Heaven and Earth, together in harmony
Will rain sweet dew
People will not need to force it; it will adjust by itself
In the beginning, there were names
Names came to exist everywhere
One should know when to stop
Knowing when to stop, thus avoiding danger
The existence of the Tao in the world
Is like streams in the valley into rivers and the ocean
Chapter 33
Those who understand others are intelligent
Those who understand themselves are enlightened
Those who overcome others have strength
Those who overcome themselves are powerful
Those who know contentment are wealthy
Those who proceed vigorously have willpower
Those who do not lose their base endure
Those who die but do not perish have longevity
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Chapter 34
The great Tao is like a flood
It can flow to the left or to the right
The myriad things depend on it for life, but it never stops
It achieves its work, but does not take credit
It clothes and feeds myriad things, but does not rule over them
Ever desiring nothing
It can be named insignificant
Myriad things return to it but it does not rule over them
It can be named great
Even in the end, it does not regard itself as great
That is how it can achieve its greatness
Chapter 35
Hold the great image
All under heaven will come
They come without harm, in harmonious peace
Music and food, passing travelers stop
The Tao that is spoken out of the mouth
Is bland and without flavor
Look at it, it cannot be seen
Listen to it, it cannot be heard
Use it, it cannot be exhausted
Chapter 36
If one wishes to shrink it
One must first expand it
If one wishes to weaken it
One must first strengthen it
If one wishes to discard it
One must first promote it
If one wishes to seize it
One must first give it
This is called subtle clarity
The soft and weak overcomes the tough and strong
Fish cannot leave the depths
The sharp instruments of the state
Cannot be shown to the people
Chapter 37
The Tao is constant in non-action
Yet there is nothing it does not do
If the sovereign can hold on to this
All things shall transform themselves
Transformed, yet wishing to achieve
I shall restrain them with the simplicity of the nameless
The simplicity of the nameless
They shall be without desire
Without desire, using stillness
The world shall steady itself
Te Ching
Virtue Classic - Chapters 38 to 81
Chapter 38
High virtue is not virtuous
Therefore it has virtue
Low virtue never loses virtue
Therefore it has no virtue
High virtue takes no contrived action
And acts without agenda
Low virtue takes contrived action
And acts with agenda
High benevolence takes contrived action
And acts without agenda
High righteousness takes contrived action
And acts with agenda
High etiquette takes contrived action
And upon encountering no response
Uses arms to pull others
Therefore, the Tao is lost, and then virtue
Virtue is lost, and then benevolence
Benevolence is lost, and then righteousness
Righteousness is lost, and then etiquette
Those who have etiquette
are a thin shell of loyalty and sincerity
And the beginning of chaos
Those with foreknowledge
Are the flowers of the Tao
And the beginning of ignorance
Therefore the great person:
Abides in substance, and does not dwell on the thin shell
Abides in the real, and does not dwell on the flower
Thus they discard that and take this
Chapter 39
Those that attained oneness since ancient times:
The sky attained oneness and thus clarity
The earth attained oneness and thus tranquility
The gods attained oneness and thus divinity
The valley attained oneness and thus abundance
The myriad things attained oneness and thus life
The rulers attained oneness and became the standard for the world
These all emerged from oneness
The sky, lacking clarity, would break apart
The earth, lacking tranquility, would erupt
The gods, lacking divinity, would vanish
The valley, lacking abundance, would wither
Myriad things, lacking life, would be extinct
The rulers, lacking standard, would be toppled
Therefore, the honored uses the lowly as basis
The higher uses the lower as foundation
Thus the rulers call themselves alone, bereft, and unworthy
Is this not using the lowly as basis? Is it not so?
Therefore, the ultimate honor is no honor
Do not wish to be shiny like jade
Be dull like rocks
Chapter 40
The returning is the movement of the Tao
The weak is the utilization of the Tao
The myriad things of the world are born of being
Being is born of non-being
Chapter 41
Higher people hear of the Tao
They diligently practice it
Average people hear of the Tao
They sometimes keep it and sometimes lose it
Lower people hear of the Tao
They laugh loudly at it
If they do not laugh, it would not be the Tao
Therefore a proverb has the following:
The clear Tao appears unclear
The advancing Tao appears to retreat
The smooth Tao appears uneven
High virtue appears like a valley
Great integrity appears like disgrace
Encompassing virtue appears insufficient
Building virtue appears inactive
True substance appears inconstant
The great square has no corners
The great vessel is late in completion
The great music is imperceptible in sound
The great image has no form
The Tao is hidden and nameless
Yet it is only the Tao
That excels in giving and completing everything
Chapter 42
Tao produces one
One produces two
Two produce three
Three produce myriad things
Myriad things, backed by yin and embracing yang
Achieve harmony by integrating their energy
What the people dislike
Are alone, bereft, and unworthy
But the rulers call themselves with these terms
So with all things
Appear to take loss but benefit
Or receive benefit but lose
What the ancients taught
I will also teach
The violent one cannot have a natural death
I will use this as the principal of all teachings
Chapter 43
The softest things of the world
Override the hardest things of the world
That which has no substance
Enters into that which has no openings
From this I know the benefits of unattached actions
The teaching without words
The benefits of actions without attachment
Are rarely matched in the world
Chapter 44
Fame or the self, which is dearer?
The self or wealth, which is greater?
Gain or loss, which is more painful?
Thus excessive love must lead to great spending
Excessive hoarding must lead to heavy loss
Knowing contentment avoids disgrace
Knowing when to stop avoids danger
Thus one can endure indefinitely
Chapter 45
Great perfection seems flawed
Its function is without failure
Great fullness seems empty
Its function is without exhaustion
Great straightness seems bent
Great skill seems unrefined
Great eloquence seems inarticulate
Movement overcomes cold
Stillness overcomes heat
Clear quietness is the standard of the world
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Chapter 46
When the world has the Tao
Fast horses are retired to till the soil
When the world lacks the Tao
Warhorses give birth on the battlefield
There is no crime greater than greed
No disaster greater than discontentment
No fault greater than avarice
Thus the satisfaction of contentment
is the lasting satisfaction
Chapter 47
Without going out the door, know the world
Without peering out the window, see the Heavenly Tao
The further one goes
The less one knows
Therefore the sage
Knows without going
Names without seeing
Achieves without striving
Chapter 48
Pursue knowledge, daily gain
Pursue Tao, daily loss
Loss and more loss
Until one reaches unattached action
With unattached action, there is nothing one cannot do
Take the world by constantly applying non-interference
The one who interferes is not qualified to take the world
Chapter 49
The sages have no constant mind
They take the mind of the people as their mind
Those who are good, I am good to them
Those who are not good, I am also good to them
Thus the virtue of goodness
Those who believe, I believe them
Those who do not believe, I also believe them
Thus the virtue of belief
The sages live in the world
They cautiously merge their mind for the world
The people all pay attention with their ears and eyes
The sages care for them as children
Chapter 50
Coming into life, entering death
The followers of life, three in ten
The followers of death, three in ten
Those whose lives are moved toward death
Also three in ten
Why? Because they live lives of excess
I've heard of those who are good at cultivating life
Traveling on the road, they do not encounter rhinos or tigers
Entering into an army, they are not harmed by weapons
Rhinos have nowhere to thrust their horns
Tigers have nowhere to clasp their claws
Soldiers have nowhere to lodge their blades
Why? Because they have no place for death
Chapter 51
Tao produces them
Virtue raises them
Things shape them
Forces perfect them
Therefore all things respect the Tao and value virtue
The respect for Tao, the value of virtue
Not due to command but to constant nature
Thus Tao produces them
Virtue raises them
Grows them, educates them
Perfects them, matures them
Nurtures them, protects them
Produces but does not possess
Acts but does not flaunt
Nurtures but does not dominate
This is called Mystic Virtue
Chapter 52
The world has a beginning
We regard it as the mother of the world
Having its mother
We can know her children
Knowing her children
Still holding on to the mother
Live without danger all through life
Close the mouth
Shut the doors
Live without toil all through life
Open the mouth
Meddle in the affairs
Live without salvation all through life
Seeing details is called clarity
Holding on to the soft is called strength
Utilize the light
Return to the clarity
Leaving no disasters for the self
This is called practicing constancy
Chapter 53
If I have a little knowledge
Walking on the great Tao
I fear only to deviate from it
The great Tao is broad and plain
But people like the side paths
The courts are corrupt
The fields are barren
The warehouses are empty
Officials wear fineries
Carry sharp swords
Fill up on drinks and food
Acquire excessive wealth
This is called robbery
It is not the Tao!
Chapter 54
That which is well established cannot be uprooted
That which is strongly held cannot be taken
The descendants will commemorate it forever
Cultivate it in yourself; its virtue shall be true
Cultivate it in the family; its virtue shall be abundant
Cultivate it in the community; its virtue shall be lasting
Cultivate it in the country; its virtue shall be prosperous
Cultivate it in the world; its virtue shall be widespread
Therefore observe others with yourself
Observe other families with your family
Observe other communities with your community
Observe other countries with your country
Observe the world with the world
With what do I know the world?
With this
Chapter 55
Those who hold an abundance of virtue
Are similar to newborn infants
Poisonous insects do not sting them
Wild beasts do not claw them
Birds of prey do not attack them
Their bones are weak, tendons are soft
But their grasp is firm
They do not know of sexual union but can manifest arousal
Due to the optimum of essence
They can cry the whole day and yet not be hoarse
Due to the optimum of harmony
Knowing harmony is said to be constancy
Knowing constancy is said to be clarity
Excessive vitality is said to be inauspicious
Mind overusing energy is said to be aggressive
Things become strong and then grow old
This is called contrary to the Tao
That which is contrary to the Tao will soon perish
Chapter 56
Those who know do not talk
Those who talk do not know
Close the mouth
Shut the doors
Blunt the sharpness
Unravel the knots
Dim the glare
Mix the dust
This is called Mystic Oneness
They cannot obtain this and be closer
They cannot obtain this and be distant
They cannot obtain this and be benefited
They cannot obtain this and be harmed
They cannot obtain this and be valued
They cannot obtain this and be degraded
Therefore, they become honored by the world
Chapter 57
Govern a country with upright integrity
Deploy the military with surprise tactics
Take the world with non-interference
How do I know this is so?
With the following:
When there are many restrictions in the world
The people become more impoverished
When people have many sharp weapons
The country becomes more chaotic
When people have many clever tricks
More strange things occur
The more laws are posted
The more robbers and thieves there are
Therefore the sage says:
I take unattached action, and the people transform themselves
I prefer quiet, and the people right themselves
I do not interfere, and the people enrich themselves
I have no desires, and the people simplify themselves
Chapter 58
When governing is lackluster
The people are simple and honest
When governing is scrutinizing
The people are shrewd and crafty
Misfortune is what fortune depends upon
Fortune is where misfortune hides beneath
Who knows their ultimate end?
They have no determined outcome
Rightness reverts to become strange
Goodness reverts to become wicked
The confusion of people
has lasted many long days
Therefore the sages are:
Righteous without being scathing
Incorruptible without being piercing
Straightforward without being ruthless
Illuminated without being flashy
Chapter 59
In governing people and serving Heaven
There is nothing like conservation
Only with conservation is it called submitting early
Submitting early is called emphasis on accumulating virtues
Accumulating virtues means there is nothing one cannot overcome
When there is nothing that one cannot overcome
One's limits are unknown
The limitations being unknown, one can possess sovereignty
With this mother principle of power, one can be everlasting
This is called deep roots and firm foundation
The Tao of longevity and lasting vision
Chapter 60
Ruling a large country is like cooking a small fish
Using the Tao to manage the world
Its demons have no power
Not only do its demons have no power
Its gods do not harm people
Not only do its gods not harm people
The sages also do not harm people
They both do no harm to one another
So virtue merges and returns
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Chapter 61
The large country is like the lowest river
The converging point of the world
The receptive female of the world
The female always overcomes the male with serenity
Using serenity as the lower position
Thus if the large country is lower than the small country
Then it can take the small country
If the small country is lower than the large country
Then it can be taken by the large country
Thus one uses the lower position to take
The other uses the lower position to be taken
The large country only wishes to gather and protect people
The small country only wishes to join and serve people
So that both obtain what they wish
The larger one should assume the lower position
Chapter 62
The Tao is the wonder of all things
The treasure of the kind person
The protection of the unkind person
Admirable words can win the public's respect
Admirable actions can improve people
Those who are unkind
How can they be abandoned?
Therefore, when crowning the Emperor
And installing the three ministers
Although there is the offering of jade before four horses
None of it can compare to being seated in this Tao
Why did the ancients value this Tao so much?
Is it not said that those who seek will find,
And those with guilt will not be faulted?
Therefore, it is the greatest value in the world
Chapter 63
Act without action
Manage without meddling
Taste without tasting
Great, small, many, few
Respond to hatred with virtue
Plan difficult tasks through the simplest tasks
Achieve large tasks through the smallest tasks
The difficult tasks of the world
Must be handled through the simple tasks
The large tasks of the world
Must be handled through the small tasks
Therefore, sages never attempt great deeds all through life
Thus they can achieve greatness
One who makes promises lightly must deserve little trust
One who sees many easy tasks must encounter much difficulty
Therefore, sages regard things as difficult
So they never encounter difficulties all through life
Chapter 64
When it is peaceful, it is easy to maintain
When it shows no signs, it is easy to plan
When it is fragile, it is easy to break
When it is small, it is easy to scatter
Act on it when it has not yet begun
Treat it when it is not yet chaotic
A tree thick enough to embrace
Grows from the tiny sapling
A tower of nine levels
Starts from the dirt heap
A journey of a thousand miles
Begins beneath the feet
The one who meddles will fail
The one who grasps will lose
Therefore, sages do not meddle and thus do not fail
They do not grasp and thus do not lose
People, in handling affairs
Often come close to completion and fail
If they are as careful in the end as the beginning
Then they would have no failure
Therefore, sages desire not to desire
They do not value goods that are hard to acquire
They learn to unlearn
To redeem the fault of the people
To assist the nature of all things
Without daring to meddle
Chapter 65
Those of ancient times who were adept at the Tao
Used it not to make people brighter
But to keep them simple
The difficulty in governing people
Is due their excessive cleverness
Therefore, using cleverness to govern the state
Is being a thief of the state
Not using cleverness to govern the state
Is being a blessing of the state
Know that these two are both standards
Always knowing these standards
Is called Mystic Virtue
Mystic Virtue: Profound! Far-reaching!
It goes opposite to material things
Then it reaches great congruence
Chapter 66
Rivers and oceans can be the kings of a hundred valleys
Because of their goodness in staying low
So they can be the kings of a hundred valleys
Thus if sages wish to be over people
They must speak humbly to them
If they wish to be in front of people
They must place themselves behind them
Thus the sages are positioned above
But the people do not feel burdened
They are positioned in front
But the people do not feel harmed
Thus the world is glad to push them forward without resentment
Because they do not contend
So the world cannot contend with them
Chapter 67
Everyone in the world calls my Tao great
As if it is beyond compare
It is only because of its greatness
That it seems beyond compare
If it can be compared
It would already be insignificant long ago!
I have three treasures
I hold on to them and protect them
The first is called compassion
The second is called conservation
The third is called not daring to be ahead in the world
Compassionate, thus able to have courage
Conserving, thus able to reach widely
Not daring to be ahead in the world
Thus able to assume leadership
Now if one has courage but discards compassion
Reaches widely but discards conservation
Goes ahead but discards being behind
Then death!
If one fights with compassion, then victory
With defense, then security
Heaven shall save them
And with compassion guard them
Chapter 68
The great generals are not warlike
The great warriors do not get angry
Those who are good at defeating enemies do not engage them
Those who are good at managing people lower themselves
It is called the virtue of non-contention
It is called the power of managing people
It is called being harmonious with Heaven
The ultimate principle of the ancients
Chapter 69
In using the military, there is a saying:
I dare not be the host, but prefer to be the guest
I dare not advance an inch, but prefer to withdraw a foot
This is called marching in formation without formation
Raising arms without arms
Grappling enemies without enemies
Holding weapons without weapons
There is no greater disaster than to underestimate the enemy
Underestimating the enemy almost made me lose my treasures
So when evenly matched armies meet
The side that is compassionate shall win
Chapter 70
My words are easy to understand, easy to practice
The world cannot understand, cannot practice
My words have basis
My actions have principle
People do not understand this
Therefore they do not understand me
Those who understand me are few
Thus I am highly valued
Therefore the sage wears plain clothes but holds jade
Chapter 71
To know that you do not know is highest
To not know but think you know is flawed
Only when one recognizes the fault as a fault
can one be without fault
The sages are without fault
Because they recognize the fault as a fault
That is why they are without fault
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Chapter 72
When people no longer fear force
They bring about greater force
Do not limit their place
Do not reject their livelihood
Because the ruler does not reject them
Therefore they do not reject the ruler
Therefore the sages:
Know themselves but do not glorify themselves
Respect themselves but do not praise themselves
Thus they discard that and take this
Chapter 73
The bold in daring will be killed
The bold in not daring will survive
Of these two, one may benefit, the other may harm
The one hated by Heaven – who knows the reason?
Even the sages still find this difficult
The Tao of Heaven:
Does not contend and yet excels in winning
Does not speak and yet excels in responding
Is not summoned and yet comes on its own
Is unhurried and yet excels in planning
The heavenly net is vast
Loose, and yet does not let anything slip through
Chapter 74
People do not fear death
How can they be threatened with death?
If people are made to constantly fear death
Then those who act unlawfully
I can capture and kill them
Who would dare?
There exists a master executioner that kills
If we substitute for the master executioner to kill
It is like substituting for the great carpenter to cut
Those who substitute for the great carpenter to cut
It is rare that they do not hurt their own hands
Chapter 75
The people's hunger
Is due to the excess of their ruler's taxation
So they starve
The people's difficulty in being governed
Is due to the meddling of their ruler
So they are difficult to govern
The people's disregard for death
Is due to the glut in their ruler's pursuit of life
So they disregard death
Therefore those who do not strive for living
Are better than those who value living
Chapter 76
While alive, the body is soft and pliant
When dead, it is hard and rigid
All living things, grass and trees,
While alive, are soft and supple
When dead, become dry and brittle
Thus that which is hard and stiff
is the follower of death
That which is soft and yielding
is the follower of life
Therefore, an inflexible army will not win
A strong tree will be cut down
The big and forceful occupy a lowly position
While the soft and pliant occupy a higher place
Chapter 77
The Tao of Heaven
Is like drawing a bow
Lower that which is high
Raise that which is low
Reduce that which has excess
Add to that which is lacking
The Tao of heaven
Reduces the excessive
And adds to the lacking
The Tao of people is not so
It reduces the lacking
In order to offer to the excessive
Who can offer their excess to the world?
Only those who have the Tao
Therefore sages act without conceit
Achieve without claiming credit
They do not wish to display their virtue!
Chapter 78
Nothing in the world is softer or weaker than water
Yet nothing is better at overcoming the hard and strong
This is because nothing can replace it
That the weak overcomes the strong
And the soft overcomes the hard
Everybody in the world knows
But cannot put into practice
Therefore sages say:
The one who accepts the humiliation of the state
Is called its master
The one who accepts the misfortune of the state
Becomes king of the world
The truth seems like the opposite
Chapter 79
After settling a great dispute
There must be remaining resentments
How can this be considered good?
Therefore the sage holds the left part of the contract
But does not demand payment from the other person
Those who have virtue hold the contract
Those without virtue hold the collections
The Heavenly Tao has no favorites
It constantly gives to the kind people
Chapter 80
Small country, few people
Let them have many weapons but not use them
Let the people regard death seriously
And not migrate far away
Although they have boats and chariots
They have no need to take them
Although they have armors and weapons
They have no need to display them
Let the people return to tying knots and using them
Savor their food, admire their clothes
Content in their homes, happy in their customs
Neighboring countries see one another
Hear the sounds of roosters and dogs from one another
The people, until they grow old and die
Do not go back and forth with one another
Chapter 81
True words are not beautiful
Beautiful words are not true
Those who are good do not debate
Those who debate are not good
Those who know are not broad of knowledge
Those who are broad of knowledge do not know
Sages do not accumulate
The more they assist others, the more they possess
The more they give to others, the more they gain
The Tao of heaven
Benefits and does not harm
The Tao of sages
Assists and does not contend
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Blind hope because you give them no choice.
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PeoplePlication Table, The PeopleNology Evolutionary Absolutes
PeopleNology Nollijy University Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Psychology based Business Peo-
ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
by Ph.D. Gregory Bodenhamer All Rights Reserved 2006 Nollijy University State College Pa
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You must separate the relevant from the irrelevant. Actions knows no laws expect evolutionary
laws. You become motivated by taking actions, you do not take true actions because you be-
come motivated. Focus on what you want and then apply actions upon the topic. If your focus is
to hire better people apply your actions against that priority. Aiming so low will produce lower
results so always take actions at the highest possible level. Never write a Vice President. Al-
ways write, speak, communicate to the highest authority. If a persons results have been
wounded by lack of focus you must relieve this negative by allowing and persuading focus and
actions. Never wait as it’s the opposite of positive and actions. Make all the plans you want but
without actions there is no result. A newspaper reporter does not wait on the news. Managers
must gather through actions, focus on what’s important and create the result. Never let the
sleeping dog lie, take action.
Faith in the leader provides significant hope.
\"What a great manager. If anyone knows the answer, she does !\"
In this situation, the follower is blind to the solution but is following because they have such
faith in the leader. You must remember that a follower is not a leader. Sounds silly we know but
followers look for leaders because without them they’re lost and wander around from place to
place. Motor freight truck driver turnover called churning demonstrates this clearly. Without
hope and strong leadership drivers come and go and simply churn up the waters with their
movements.
By some majic or genius leaders are expected to provide all solutions to all problems upon de-
mand. In the reality of PeopleNology your skill set will now include the ability to provide relief,
inspiration and guidance from a distance or in person that provides real hope and results for the
future.
Faith in the leader can lead to disappointment as all leaders are not qualified. If you have man-
agers and supervisors that have the faith of your people it’s the perfect opportunity to introduce
PeopleNology to their skills.
Without the proper skills your managers will lead your people to accepting situational explana-
tions rather than point the finger at problems and leadership. Leadership without skills is the
blind leading the blind. Results are produced by skills in action and providing instant leadership
on demand.
If your turnover rate is too high, claims too high, tractor and trailer damages mounting you most
likely have a leader that has the faith of the people, liked by many people, produces adequate
results but will never lead you to the promised land. Follower employees will guard leaders in
which they have faith and never solve root cause problems, create the better mouse-trap, pro-
vide substantial profits.
Many of a good leader has lead people over the cliff with all good intentions. Take the time and
learn PeopleNology and give them the skill set to increase revenue, customer satisfaction and
profits. Your people must have faith in the people that deserve their trust and admiration or its
just a popularity assignment.
Service PeoplePlication Principle by PeopleNology Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy Uni-
versity
PeoplePlication Table, The PeopleNology Evolutionary Absolutes
PeopleNology Nollijy University Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Psychology based Business Peo-
ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
by Ph.D. Gregory Bodenhamer All Rights Reserved 2006 Nollijy University State College Pa
Motor Freight Trucking Expert Consulting Seminars - Workbooks - Publications - Classroom -
Consulting - White Papers Translating PeopleNology Techniques into Truck Driver Recruiting
& Retention Results Social and System Motor Freight Trucking Engineering PeoplePlicationÒ
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PeopleNology Free Newsletter inside your trucking company. Recruiting & Retention Truck
Driver Recruiting & Retention Results Social Engineering for Remarkable Profits - System &
Design for Motor Freight Trucking Engineering
You must provide service to other people. The service to others is extremely useful to your own
great success. You must offer the product, service, helping hand etc that helps another human
being. Service is the absolute necessity that makes the world go round and round. The well-
being of another human is based on the services, helping hand, knowledge, advice etc that you
may offer them. Service is helping. Helping another must be harmless and within a business is
created through a institution that you call a business. Stand around the airport and hand out
brochures and watch all the people avoid you. Stand at the grocery store and hand out free food
and gather a crowd. Handing out a brochure means that you.. Want something.. Handing out
free food means you are giving something really good to another human being. Do not conform,
create the original idea to help other people. The only privilege you have is to help another.
Helping is valuable even if the customer cannot afford the product. People are nomadic y evolu-
tionary nature, we’re always moving, getting a divorce, changing jobs which requires us to need
hundreds of services over and over again. Offer your service at every corner, a new customer
will arrive shortly. Making noise or speeches like presentations mean nothing unless you focus
- take actions and provide a service. Every customer or prospect is just like Adam and Eve in
evolutionary terms. The education and experiences have changed but the internal emotional hu-
man has remained the same. Chickens still lay eggs, people still hold hands, people still need
friends. Stop the thought of customer creations and start making friends, real friends. Never
leave a person hungry.
Questions PeoplePlication Principle by PeopleNology Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy Uni-
versity
PeoplePlication Table, The PeopleNology Evolutionary Absolutes
PeopleNology Nollijy University Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Psychology based Business Peo-
ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
by Ph.D. Gregory Bodenhamer All Rights Reserved 2006 Nollijy University State College Pa
Motor Freight Trucking Expert Consulting Seminars - Workbooks - Publications - Classroom -
Consulting - White Papers Translating PeopleNology Techniques into Truck Driver Recruiting
& Retention Results Social and System Motor Freight Trucking Engineering PeoplePlicationÒ
Write for FREE information; PeopleNology@hotmail.com There are many reasons to follow
PeopleNology Free Newsletter inside your trucking company. Recruiting & Retention Truck
Driver Recruiting & Retention Results Social Engineering for Remarkable Profits - System &
Design for Motor Freight Trucking Engineering
You cannot start or sustain anything without questions. The noise of questions creates the noise
of answers. Many companies fail because they offer a service no one wants. Questions and An-
swers provide the rudder of your ship, without questions you have no wind in your sails. Ask
people what they want and need because it’s two very different things. People want millions of
things but really successful people provide what people need first and then give them what they
want. Human beings accept honest questions that you care about them. Only friendly and caring
people ask honest questions. Their problems and needs are found within the answers to your
questions. To improve the mood of another human simply ask a nice question. Your next sales
call should be 90 percent questions. The obscurity of the answer may provide you with a brand
new invention or process or product and service. Answers are verdicts from another person.
Why are you leaving our company? Will a new office help you decide to stay? People verdicts
are the primary way of us learning about others. If you know the evolutionary drivers found in-
side peoplenology you can predict, sway or change the verdicts of people before they become
public. Understand that people always, the majority of the time, have the answers you want.
People walk the earth with verdicts.
Change PeoplePlication Principle by PeopleNology Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy Uni-
versity
PeoplePlication Table, The PeopleNology Evolutionary Absolutes
PeopleNology Nollijy University Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Psychology based Business Peo-
ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
by Ph.D. Gregory Bodenhamer All Rights Reserved 2006 Nollijy University State College Pa
Motor Freight Trucking Expert Consulting Seminars - Workbooks - Publications - Classroom -
Consulting - White Papers Translating PeopleNology Techniques into Truck Driver Recruiting
& Retention Results Social and System Motor Freight Trucking Engineering PeoplePlicationÒ
Write for FREE information; PeopleNology@hotmail.com There are many reasons to follow
PeopleNology Free Newsletter inside your trucking company. Recruiting & Retention Truck
Driver Recruiting & Retention Results Social Engineering for Remarkable Profits - System &
Design for Motor Freight Trucking Engineering
You cannot start anything without change. People change their verdicts all the time based on
their evolutionary emotional drivers, type of education and their life experience levels. Your
best friend changes every day. You change every day and other people don’t know it. Change
requires change. Shadings of character, manners, feelings, performance levels, rates of pay, am-
bitions are changing right now, change is everywhere. Change is the motivating force that
builds the bridge to cross the river, the new tractor and trailer design. Change is trying to force
your focus so you will take actions and ask the right questions to allow the better life for you,
the planet, your friends through better services. Change is not the novelty that some may think.
Change creates the new opinion, the new company and gets rid of all the petrified opinions and
companies that are not seeking answers all the time. You have to trust change as it is the climax
of your education and experiences that drive you to learn the new opera around you. One natu-
rally hates change even though it keeps you alive. Change, in your mind, may be unjustifiable
and cause your short term suffering, but embracing change starts the banging and slamming of
questions, answers, new products and services. Even i beyond your belief, change is right now.
Nothing stays the same so don’t hang on to anything business plan too long. You should initiate
change, racking your mind, using all your stored up memory alongside new knowledge like
peoplenology to make something new. Change can create pain so help people. Change is not the
favorite thing of most people as their loyalty is to the old shoes, the best old friend, the com-
pany they always use. Change will scare people and you have to help fearful humans. Make
sure you have something worth while and honest, people will follow. Your opinion of your
product has no value just the opinion and perception of the customer has value. Opinions,
thoughts, ideas, aspirations are always simply just opinions and are individually and collec-
tively at war with each other all the time. Change is the opportunity that works for you, seldom
able to stop change to ride with it as it is an opportunity.
Rapport PeoplePlication Principle by PeopleNology Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy Uni-
versity
PeoplePlication Table, The PeopleNology Evolutionary Absolutes
PeopleNology Nollijy University Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Psychology based Business Peo-
ple Solutions for Motor Freight Transportation. PeoplePlication allows you to multiply your
success as you combine the power of evolutionary secrets.
by Ph.D. Gregory Bodenhamer All Rights Reserved 2006 Nollijy University State College Pa
Motor Freight Trucking Expert Consulting Seminars - Workbooks - Publications - Classroom -
Consulting - White Papers Translating PeopleNology Techniques into Truck Driver Recruiting
& Retention Results Social and System Motor Freight Trucking Engineering PeoplePlicationÒ
Write for FREE information; PeopleNology@hotmail.com There are many reasons to follow
PeopleNology Free Newsletter inside your trucking company. Recruiting & Retention Truck
Driver Recruiting & Retention Results Social Engineering for Remarkable Profits - System &
Design for Motor Freight Trucking Engineering
Rapport is not a common habit but people do enjoy company, friends, associates, peer groups
etc. A private conversation with friends is the fastest way to build rapport. Removing hundreds
of emotional filters are required to allow the real rapport building with another human being.
Friends are really scattered delights that come and go, we just have favorites at times and we
call them our best friends. To build a rapport you must have something in common. We work
together, baseball, children etc. Disputed matters like political and religious thoughts and ideas
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