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GIFTS FOR HUMANITY


GIFTS FOR HUMANITY DR. ELLIOTT JAQUES 1917-2003 Theoretical Contributions 1. Initiated the identification of the parts of an accountability managerial hierarchy and the way in which those parts interrelate. This work is the foundation required for any systems theory. 2. Recognized the importance of, and identified “normal” ie.‚ healthy conditions in a managerial hierarchy, so that a standard can be established against which to judge the functioning of managerial systems. 3. Discovery of the value of kairos, the time of intention, as the vector of all human activities. 4. The discovery of a universal system of organizational layers, that provides a theoretical basis for the appropriate number of layers for any given managerial organization. 5. Discovery of the existence of universal norms of felt-fair pay differentials related to levels of work differentials measured in time-span. 6. Created the platform for a science-based decision support database for talent pool development and slate development for current and future role filling. 7. Discovered the necessary and sufficient psychological conditions for creating systems of accountable, authoritative managerial leadership. 8. Created role specific cross-functional working relationships (accountabilities and authorities) that integrate work processes across all work systems. 9. Recognized the importance of and provided for sound and creative individual contributor roles at all levels in the managerial hierarchy. 10. Created and validated the model for a sustainable trust-inducing managerial system that focuses on more effective productivity/profitability and more effective placement/personal satisfaction of employees. 11. Engaged in real-life testing of his comprehensive theory-based system of organizational structure and managerial processes including fundamental developments in our understanding of the meaning of work for over 50 years. This testing took place in industry, commerce, government, social, educational and health services, in the Church of England and the U.S. Army. 12. Recognized that shareholders of publicly traded companies are not “owners” of the company. Therefore their decisions may not be focused on long term viability, rather than shorter-term portfolio investment opportunities. 13. Developed clear unequivocal concepts that have influenced the following disciplines: management, linguistics, economics, sociology, psychology, philosophy, the military sciences and politics. 14. Proposed and provided evidence to support the proposition that Complexity of Information Processing Levels are applicable to ALL life. 15. Coined the term and first described the psychological constructs of mid-life crisis. Measurements and Assessments 16. Developed the Time-span of Discretion instrument, the first ratio-scale measure for a construct in the social sciences, which measures the complexity of work in each role. 17. The discovery (with Kathryn Cason) of an objective method of evaluating the potential capability of individuals, in terms of evaluation of Complexity of Information Processing. This discovery strengthens the much earlier discovery of predictable regularities in the life-long maturation of an individual’s potential capability through adulthood. 18. Created assessment methodology to determine individual’s Time Horizon, how far into the future s/he can envision a result and overcome anticipated/unanticipated obstacles to create expected outcomes. Selected Awards 19. Awarded the Joint Staff Certificate of Appreciation by General Colin Powell on behalf of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces for “for outstanding contributions in the field of military leadership theory and instruction to all of the service departments of the United States.” 20. Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel “for outstanding achievement while serving as a member of the Total Army Personnel Task Force in …developing new and innovative approaches to achieve personnel economies and realign …along policy and operational lines… ” 21. Received 2000 Harry Levinson Award, American Psychological Foundation, Certificate of Commendation, for a lifetime of scientific contributions. 22. American Psychological Association, Division 13-Consulting Psychology, Second Most Outstanding Article: 2001, Diagnosing Sources of Managerial Leadership Problems for Research and Treatment. Consulting Psychology Journal, 53(2), 67-75. 23. Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry. Scholarship 24. Received a B.A. Honors Science Degree from the University of Toronto, an M.D. from Johns Hopkins Medical School, a Ph.D. in Social Relations from Harvard, and qualification as a psychoanalyst at the British Psychoanalytical Society. 25. By invitation in 1964, he was invited as Head of School to develop the first Interdisciplinary School of Social Sciences at Brunel University in London, and its Research Institute of Organizational Studies. 26. Founding member of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations 27. Appointed Lifetime Research Professor in Management Science at George Washington University. 28. Author of more than 20 books, his recent works include Social Power of the CEO and Life and Behavior of Living Organisms. Military Service 29. Served as a Major in the Canadian Army during WWII, assigned to the British Army War Officer Selection Board (WOSB).