The Human Team

What matters more: nature or nurture? Both, this book teaches us--although the question is flawed. Before we can nurture people to achieve their best, we must attend to their needs, which are the missing link between nature and nurture. When human needs go unmet, people engage in off-putting, self-destructive, and financially ruinous behavior. But if leaders, managers, and facilitators attend to six simple human needs--clarity, connection, contribution, challenge, consideration, and confidence--we can create stronger teams and business powerhouses. Instead of endlessly wrangling our teams and using bland engagement exercises to inject life into our people, we can create teams with intrinsic motivation and unstoppable drives for success and excellence. Human beings are our most valuable business assets. If you read this book and follow the directions it outlines about people, then there's no limit to what your business can achieve. Harness the power of your Human Team.