Abraham Maslow, a pioneer of humanistic psychology, profoundly influenced various fields with his theories on human behavior and motivation. Following his passing, biographer Edward Hoffman compiled a selection of Maslow's unpublished articles, essays, and letters, showcasing his impactful ideas. This collection highlights Maslow's insights and contributions, providing a deeper understanding of his work and its relevance across psychology, education, counseling, and management.
Maslow, one of the founders of humanistic psychology, stands as a great visionary of modern psychology. The depth and variety of his vision is revealed in its fullness in this singular portrait that includes material from published and unpublished works, diaries, archival sources, correspondence, friends and associates. Photos.
Among the most sought-after dreams of most people is to find their soulmate. But how can they make it happen? What really forges lasting intimacy? Is the soulmate search just a game of chance--or worse, an illusion? Not at all. In The Love Compatibility Book, psychologists Edward Hoffman and Marcella Bakur Weiner offer a new perspective and method, enabling everyone to achieve true intimacy.Based on the latest personality findings and drawing on the seminal work of Abraham Maslow, their approach highlights the 12 key traits that underlie all romantic compatibility, including emotional intensity, libido, view of life, materialism, and need for companionship. These traits are based on a new view of the human personality, one that acknowledges the unique blend of attitudes, needs, motivations, and physical and emotional traits that make up the individual. The closer the match between partners on the Big 12, the greater the joyful bond. Entertaining stories illustrate the various traits and combinations. With simple, fun, and easy-to-score quizzes and self-tests, readers gain the crucial knowledge about themselves to find their personal Prince Charming or Aphrodite; not a generic soulmate --but one meant just for them.
Here is an accessible introduction to the life and wisdom of the famous twelfth-century philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides, whose prolific writings on medical and religious issues, commentaries on Jewish texts, and writings on Jewish ethics and law profoundly influenced Judaism.The Wisdom of Maimonides includes a biography; a section of selected teachings drawn from Maimonides' major works The Guide for the Perplexed and the Mishneh Torah , as well as his other writings; and tales about Maimonides' colorful life as a court physician and rabbinic leader.
As the founding father of Individual Psychology, ranked alongside Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung as one of the world's most inspired social thinkers, Alfred Adler fashioned a new understanding of personality that took the search for self out of the shadows of Freudian gloom and placed it firmly in the hands of the individual. Here at last is the first major biography of a man who has had a profound influence not only on modern and popular psychology but on the very way we think about ourselves
Exploring the intersection of Kabbalah and psychology, this book delves into the historical foundations of Kabalistic metaphysics and cosmology. It examines the influence of Kabbalah on various psychological dimensions, including dreams, meditation, sexuality, community, health, and emotions. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, it highlights how these ancient teachings have shaped Western psychological thought over the years.
Focusing on the principles of positive psychology, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, encouraging readers to apply its concepts to enhance their own lives. It explores various traditional research areas, including stress management and health, while delving into positive emotional states and traits. The Third Edition incorporates extensive new research, covering contemporary topics like mindfulness, financial well-being, and romantic love, reflecting the field's significant advancements.
Why human skills and expertise, not technical tools, are what make projects succeed. The project is the basic unit of work in many industries. Software applications, antiviral vaccines, launch-ready spacecraft: all were produced by a team and managed as a project. Project management emphasizes control, processes, and tools—but, according to The Smart Mission, that is not the right way to run a project. Human skills and expertise, not technical tools, are what make projects successful. Projects run on knowledge. This paradigm-shifting book—by three project management experts, all of whom have decades of experience at NASA and elsewhere—challenges the conventional wisdom on project management, focusing on the human dimension: learning, collaboration, teaming, communication, and culture. The authors emphasize three themes: projects are fundamentally about how teams work and learn together to get things done; the local level—not an organization’s upper levels—is where the action happens; and projects don’t operate in a vacuum but exist within organizations that are responsible to stakeholders. Drawing on examples and case studies from NASA and other organizations, the authors identify three project models—micro, macro, and global—and their different knowledge needs. Successful organizations have a knowledge-based culture. Successful project management guides the interplay of knowledge, projects, and people.
Essential reading for managers and individual career builders alike After being out of favor for nearly two decades, psychological testing is back with a vengeance. Companies of all sizes now use tests for everything from employee screening and selection to promotion, training, and development. At the same time, individuals in increasing numbers are turning to tests for help in planning and managing their careers. In this one-of-a-kind guide, a psychologist with more than 20 years of professional experience with psychological tests explains the purpose, construction, validity, and usefulness of 42 of today's most popular assessment tools. In plain, jargon-free English, Dr. Edward Hoffman tells managers and individuals what they need to know about using, interpreting, and getting the most out of tests of personality, learning style, aptitudes, interests, and more. Here are some of the critical questions answered in Psychological Testing at Work :
This comprehensive and accessible entrée into the world of Kabbalah covers 1,600 years of Jewish mystical thought and features a variety of thinkers—from the renowned to the obscure—unavailable in any other volume. It’s a fresh take on an ancient tradition compiled by Edward Hoffman, a psychologist and respected scholar of Judaism, who reveals how this supposedly esoteric material is relevant to a host of contemporary concerns, such as ethics, emotional health, intuition and creativity, meditation, social relations and leadership, and higher states of consciousness. Contributors include: Moses Chaim Luzzatto, Moses Cordovero, Abraham Abulafia, Maimonides, Nachmanides, The Maharal, Nachman of Breslov, The Baal Shem Tov, The Gaon of Vilna, The Netziv, The Ben Ish Chai, Yehudah Ashlag, Kalonymus Shapira, Baba Sali, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, Adin Steinsaltz, Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, Jonathan Sacks, and many others, along with excerpts from the Sefer Yetzirah, Sefer HaBahir, and Sefer HaZohar.