The Benziger Breakthrough “Sets the Benchmark for Best Practices in HR Management”

Setting theBenchmarkfor Best Practices in HR Dr. KatherineBenziger, Ph.D., USA Carl Jung Human Resource Management Neuro-science The Benziger Breakthrough “Sets the Benchmark for Best Practices in HR Management” 2002 Deloitte & Touche, Latin America Grounding Jung’s Typology with Breakthroughs in Neuroscience Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management “In the last analysis it may well be that physiological causes inaccessible to our knowledge today (in 1926) play a part in this (Typology). … reversal of typeoften provesexceedingly harmful to the physiological well being of the organism, often provoking an acute state of exhaustion.” “As a rule, when falsification of type takes place as a result of external influence, the individual becomes neurotic later, and a cure can successfully be sought onlyin the development of thatindividual’s natural way.” Carl Gustav Jung, physician and psychiatrist Psychological Types (pages 415-416) Harcourt Brace and Company in 1926 Carl Jung Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management 1926 Jung’s in-depth knowledge of human beings was tremendous, at a time when the amount of knowledge in physiology and the neuro-sciences was very limited. Carl Jung Physiology and the Neuro-sciences in 1926 Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management 2006 Jung’s in-depth knowledge of human beings can be explained today, because the amount of knowledge in physiology and the neuro-sciences has expandedtremendously. Physiology and the Neuro-sciences in 2006 Carl Jung Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

IH Best Practices in HR Management Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961 Switzerland) Jung’s Theoretical Model of Type andits Physiological Foundations Karl Pribram Physiological Foundations for Jung’s 4 Specialized Functions Hans Eysenck Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Introversion Extraversion Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass Jung’s Typology 1. 4 Specialized Functions 2. Introversion and Extraversion 3. The Existence of a Natural Lead Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Breakthrough #1:Recognition that Human’s Who are Thriving ExperienceFlow Other neuro-sicentists exploring human potential discovered Optimal Thinking was characterized by Enthusiasm & Effortlessness Carl Jung Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Karl Pribram Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi the 1st scientist to report the ground-breaking discovery Optimal Thinking exists Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience: Steps Towards Enhancing The Quality of Life. 1.Mihaly Csikszenmihalyi’s focus was on the mastery & anxiety 2. He proved Flow existed, but did not know how to help anyone else experience it. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Breakthrough #2: Recognition that human’s using their brain’s natural preference also report experiencing Flow Carl Jung Karl Pribram MihalyCsikszentmihalyi Richard Haier Richard Haier the 2nd scientist discoversthe existence of an area of focused natural efficiency in our brains, 1 area which uses only 1/100th the energy. 1.Richard Haier’s focus was on the mastery & electrical efficiency 2. He found that mastery is not nearly as important; 3. Using the 1 area which is naturally efficient is important to achieve Optimal Thinking which is characterized by Effortlessness. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Breakthrough #3: Recognition that people who are not experiencing Flow, are very often experiencing exhaustion Carl Jung Karl Pribram MihalyCsikszentmihalyi Richard Haier …and that less thanOptimal Thinking is characterized by boredom & exhaustion Richard Haier showed other areas of the cortex even when mastery has been achieved (i.e. the brain is as efficient as it can be simply through practice) use 100 times the energy used by the area of focused natural efficiency to “think”. In other words when you are using a non-preferred mode even if you become competent in something, you will exhaust your brain doing it. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management A continuum of human potential or not? Less than Optimal Thinking Exhausting Not Dependable Low Self-Efficacy Exhaustion Optimal Thinking Flow Effortless Dependable High Self-Efficacy Thriving Using any of your brain’s 3 non-preferred modes requires it to burn 100 times the energy every minute you use it to think Using your brain’s 1 preferred mode it burns only 1/100th the energy every minute you use it. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management The Societal Costsof Falsifying Type Katherine Benziger 1985 Falsification of Type Study of 10,000 Persons Falsification of Type Dr. Katherine Benziger (1985, USA, sample of 10,000 persons) using the BTSA and interviews to determine whether people were falsifying type and if they were falsifying type what was falsifying type doing to them. The conclusions were that 70 to 80 percent of the population were falsifying type and that the those falsifying type were trapped in a less than optimal life experience, triggering one of both of the crisis responses regularly. Carl Jung Arlene Taylor Gallup International Research & Education Center 2001 study of 2 million persons Now, Discover Your Strengths Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton. Gallup International Research & EducationCenter (2001, 200 countries, 2 million people) “created a revolutionary program to help people identify their talents, build them into strengths and enjoy consistent, near perfect performance.” It was the result of a 25 year multi-million dollar retrospective study which found 80 percent of people around the world were not using their natural strengths or gifts. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management The Benziger Breakthrough Perceiving the Pattern of Societal Costs Karl Pribram Physiological Foundations for Jung’s 4 Specialized Functions Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961 Switzerland Theoretical Model of Type Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass Why is it so dangerous?Costs of Falsifying Type Based on Haier’s breakthrough discoveries about learning, we now understand why Falsifying Type is so harmful to a person’s physiology. By leading with a mode other than their brain’s preference, they are forcing their brain to overwork– to burn 100 times the energy it is set up to burn for hours and hours, day after day. • Essentially, they are over heating or frying their brain; and • Causing the Brain to burn more than its allotted 20% of the Oxygen Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961 Switzerland Theoretical Model of Type Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass Costs of Falsifying Type more about why it is so dangerous The Oxygen Factor The normal oxygen distribution in the body is: 20 % for the brain 80 % for the rest of the body This is one of the body’s key operational rules. When the rule is followedall parts of the brain-body receive the oxygen they need to do their jobs. When the rule is violated, when the brain takes too much oxygen, it can throw the body out of homeostatic balance and causing the metabolism to shift from anabolic to catabolic. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961 Switzerland Theoretical Model of Type Karl Pribram Physiological Foundations for Jung’s 4 Specialized Functions Falsifying Type and Its Societal Costs Both Benziger and Gallup found 70-80% of global workforce doing it. Why is it happening so frequently? Why have people lost touch with their brain’s inner compass? Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Benziger’s research points to these 3 answers: 1.Maslow’s Hierarch of Needs – to meet “lower level needs” 2.The 400 Year Pattern of The Industrial Revolution set up an educational system teaching the general population who were expected to be the workers everywhere, Basal Left skills; and the elite who were expected to be leaders, Frontal Left skills. 3.We didn’t know any better. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Hans Eysenck Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Introversion Extraversion Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961 Switzerland Theoretical Model of Type Karl Pribram Physiological Foundations for Jung’s 4 Specialized Functions Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass The Good News: Now that we know better , we can make a difference: Implications for coaching and for businesses Given 70-80% of the population are Falsifying Type, it can be helpful to start by assuming the people with whom you are working may be Falsifying Type. You will find it will be true for most people. Then: • Use Benziger & BTSA to identify each person’s natural preference. • Help them let go of long term habits of using highly developed non-preferred competencies. • Help them identify, embrace & develop their natural preference. • Teach them how to “leverage” their preference. Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

Best Practices in HR Management Hans Eysenck Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Introversion Extraversion Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961 Switzerland Theoretical Model of Type Karl Pribram Physiological Foundations for Jung’s 4 Specialized Functions Richard Haier Physiological Foundations for Jung’s Posited Existence of a Natural Lead which would be each person’s natural compass The Benziger Breakthrough Grounding Jung’s Typology with Breakthroughs in Neuroscience The Good News: “Dr. Benziger and her tools help CEO’s and managers effectively manage the balance between creativity and operations in business.” Charlie M. Leighton, Chairman of Board, The CML Group Dr Katherine Benziger, Ph. D., USA Benziger Breakthrough

The Benziger Breakthrough “Sets the Benchmark for Best Practices in HR Management”