BY

CARMEN MCKINNEY

HUMAN POTENTIAL

Herbert A. Shepard

Directed the first doctoral program in Organizational development at Case Western Reserve

President of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Professional Development Institute

Chairman of the Douglas Memorial Award Committee of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

conducted the first large-scale experiments in Organization Development

developed a residency in administrative psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine

CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Life-loving bundle of energy

Readily Molded

Supportive Environment

Potential Unlimited

LACK OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Lack of Supportive Environment

Hungry for what is denied

Perceived deficiencies

Measuring up to others

NEEDS OF HUMAN BEINGS

Needs for approvalRecognition PowerControl StatusNeed to prove one’s masculinitySmartness Successfulness

INSTUTIONS of DISTORTIONS

PARENTS

SCHOOLS

ORGANIZATIONS

PARENTS

Survival in the world

Ignoring individuality

The Straight “A” Student

Occupational Future

SCHOOLS

The Straight “A” Student (revisited)

Disregard of Talent

Serving the needs of Society- not the student

Selective of Talents

ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS

DO YOU LOVE YOUR CAREER?

Does it facilitate individual growth????

ORGANIZATIONS

Denial or Manipulation of Talent

Reward Systems

“The workday is for doing your job; your overtime is for your promotion”

Career more important than your life

Burnout at work

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN POTENTIAL

Society and institutions cause people to forget their unique talents and interests

Rediscovering unique talents

“Work is something you have to be “compensated for, because it robs you of living. Play is something you usually have to pay for, because your play is often someone else’s work”

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN POTENTIAL

“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He scarcely knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both”

WHAT DOES GENIUS MEAN?

Dictionary definition- “the unique and identifying spirit of a person or place”

Talents that you love to develop and use

Things that you could potentially do with excellence

Getting fulfillment out of your talents

DISCOVERING GENIUS

It may be easy of difficult

Make a list of the things you enjoy doing

What are the contents of your fantasies and daydreams?

What do you wish you were doing?

What does your sleep dreams consists of you?

SELF IMAGE

Self image is a cultural product

Acquiring new learning and risk taking

Finding and nourishing your best qualities and letting go what you don’t like

Not any easy task!

HAVE YOU DISCOVERED YOUR HUMAN POTENTIAL???

TONE

RESONANCE

PERSPECTIVE

TONE

Refers to your aliveness as an organism

Your mental and emotional life as well as your muscle and organ life

Anxiety is your enemy

RESONANCE

Being “in tune” with other people and environments

Joining your energy with others

Discovering those environments that are able to provide resonance

RESONANCE

Three theme’s that can cripple your capacity for resonance:

Materialism

Sexism

Violence

PERPECTIVE

Necessary to guide choices and to inform experience

Multiple perspectives

Making the best possible choice

SELF FULLFILLMENT

Did I live a happy life?

Do I have a lot of regrets?

Did I do the things that I loved to do?

Was my career a mistake?

REFERENCES

"Fulfilling Career, Fulfilling Life - TimeFinders Magazine." Fulfilling Career, Fulfilling Life - TimeFinders Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://timefindersmagazine.com/articles/jennifer-chandler/559-fulfiiing-career-fulfilling-life>.

"Herbert Shepard's Publications & Citationsby Alain Paul Martin." Herbert A. Shepard Publications and Citations. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.executive.org/bibliography/Herbert_Shepard_Publications.asp>.

"How to Live a Fulfilling Life?" Task. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.task.fm/how-to-live-a-fulfilling-life>.

"Living a Fulfilling Life: A Guide to Following Your Heart." Living a Fulfilling Life: A Guide to Following Your Heart. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. <http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/04/15/living-a-fulfilling-life-a-guide-to-following-your-heart/>.

Shepard, Herbert A. "On The Realization Of Human Potential: A Path With A Heart." The Organizational Behavior Reader. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River (N.J.): Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. 214-24. Print.

HUMAN POTENTIAL

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