Activate Human Capital

<p>Over the last half century college textbooks on management have taught the importance of valuing the human assets of a business and they have also focused on how to effectively and appropriately manage those assets. And yet we look around and rarely see it practiced. <br />In Activate Human Capital author Richard N. Morrison outlines the eight People-Focused Principles of Management and he explains them in terms of the values that motivate people to want to do the work given to them. And even more he shows how these values will actually get employees to initiate their work because they will see how it contributes to the overall purpose of the business. Each principle-such as giving people a purpose communicating widely accommodating change creating a culture of worth and hope and rewarding performance to name a few-is linked to a component of human fulfillment and then through research personal experience and shared stories Morrison discusses how to activate each principle and demonstrates what it should look like in the workplace. <br />Eight simple principles can help enhance all business relationships and improve efficiency productivity and profitability-if only managers are willing to change. People-focused management has been done is being done and will be done increasingly more often as more business leaders comprehend the potential in this empowering form of leadership. When employees feel valued respected encouraged and fulfilled they will work harder and be more invested in their work-and in the success of the business.</p>