![]() ![]() What it implies, and the experience of radical management confirms, is that getting work done by people working together in self-organizing teams can meet most people’s psychological needs without positing unrealistic goals of self-actualization as the be-all and end-all of life. In reality, Rutledge’s rewired version of psychological needs suggests a more realistic set of multiple paths, through social connection, to meet our varying psychology needs. The truth is that not everyone wants or needs or is able to be a self-actualizing artist or leader. But it offered an unrealistic route to meeting those needs: ascension up the hierarchy of needs towards self-actualization. In 20th Century management, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was helpful to a certain extent in pointing out to managers why traditional managment-hierarchical bureaucracy with managers acting as controllers of individuals-was unlikely to meet the psychological needs of employees. And today's young people entering the workplace, who have grown up in this inter-connected world, expect the workplace to reflect that. What social media has done is make it infinitely easier for the social connection to take place. Whether it's the ancient Savannah or today's Facebook and Twitter, social behaviors adapt to the environment to support that most basic of human needs. In some ways, life hasn't changed our fundamental human natures. Belonging to a community provides the sense of security and agency that makes our brains happy and helps keep us safe.” The system of human needs from bottom to top, shelter, safety, sex, leadership, community, competence and trust, are dependent on our ability to connect with others. Belongingness is the driving force of human behavior, not a third tier activity. Maslow's model needs rewiring so it matches our brains. Needs are, like most other things in nature, an interactive, dynamic system, but they are anchored in our ability to make social connections. Connection is a prerequisite for survival, physically and emotionally.” Our reliance on each other grows as societies became more complex, interconnected, and specialized. It was not possible to defeat a Woolley Mammoth, build a secure structure, or care for children while hunting without a team effort. Without collaboration, there is no survival. “None of these needs - starting with basic survival on up - are possible without social connection and collaboration…. “Here’s the problem with Maslow’s hierarchy,” explains Rutledge. In reviews of research based on Maslow's theory, little evidence has been found for the ranking of needs that Maslow described, or even for the existence of a definite hierarchy at all. And finally, at the top is self-actualization, personal growth and fulfillment. The fourth level comprises the ego-centric needs of achievement, responsibility, and reputation. The third level in Maslow’s model comprises the social needs like family, affection, relationships, work groups, and community. The second level is made up of the safety needs. ![]() The human brain at the base is driven by a basic instinct to survive with food drink and shelter. ![]()
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