Wilfred Brown and Elliott Jaques: An Appreciation of a Remarkable Partnership
Extracted from the book, Organization Design, Levels of Work & Human Capability
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This article demonstrates the unique partnership and commonalities of Wilfred Brown and Elliott Jaques
It gives an inside perspective on their roots, development, personalities, and work.
It discusses their mutual belief in fairness, with Brown emphasizing technology and democratic philosophy and Jaques demonstrating great depth in understanding human psychology.
It reveals their strongly humanistic roots in terms of the idealism of industrial democracy and in their profound understanding of being human.
It gives an inside perspective on their roots, development, personalities, and work.
It discusses their mutual belief in fairness, with Brown emphasizing technology and democratic philosophy and Jaques demonstrating great depth in understanding human psychology.
It reveals their strongly humanistic roots in terms of the idealism of industrial democracy and in their profound understanding of being human.
Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services
A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts. His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design