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Here are additional resources in the forms of books and programs that we think will be helpful to you as you learn more about applied Humanism. All products listed here are consistent with the humanist approach.

Behavioral Science for Bullying Prevention in the Classroom

Behavioral Science for Bullying Prevention in the Classroom

Attention teachers! Do you want to learn how to stop bullying in your classroom using science-based strategies? This book provides a deep dive into the science of how children learn and unlearn, so you can better understand what’s happening in your classroom and manage it effectively.

Book and Video: A Humanistic Approach to Civility and Dignity in the Workplace

Book and Video: A Humanistic Approach to Civility and Dignity in the Workplace

In this insightful and practical guide, author Jennifer Hancock challenges the limitations of using civility as a metric in the workplace and shows the benefits of centering dignity in all interpersonal interactions. Providing a humanistic approach to workplace dynamics, Hancock offers concrete tools to help readers create a more respectful and compassionate work environment. Whether you're a manager, employee, or simply looking to improve your interpersonal skills, "A Humanistic Approach Read more [...]
What does it mean to be a Humanist

What does it mean to be a Humanist

Jennifer takes you through the American Humanist Association definition of Humanism and takes each element and explains why it’s part of the definition, why it’s important and how all the elements work together to create a lived philosophy of life. 

Book and Video – Principles of Humanistic Leadership

Book and Video – Principles of Humanistic Leadership

This book will provide a grounding in the humanist philosophy and information on how to apply it to various aspects of leadership, from how to think strategically, to how to more effectively manage and lead people.

Book and Program: Why is Change so Hard?

Book and Program: Why is Change so Hard?

by Jennifer Hancock (Author), Desiree Vogelpohl (Editor) Change is a constant in life and business, but it's not always easy to navigate. Whether you're looking to improve your personal habits or manage change within your organization, understanding the science behind behavior change can be a game-changer. This course will teach you how to use behavioral science to manage change and achieve lasting transformation. In this book/program, you will explore the psychology of human behavior and discover Read more [...]
Book: Applied Humanism: How to Create more Effective and Ethical Businesses

Book: Applied Humanism: How to Create more Effective and Ethical Businesses

You can’t understand humanistic business management unless you understand what humanism is. This book provides a short introduction to the philosophy of humanism and discusses how and why it is being applied to business and why it is so effective when you do so. Humanism helps us prioritize human value as important. It supports positive interpersonal relationships and collaborative and respectful decision-making. Since all businesses are in the business of solving problems, good problem solving is essential to good business.

Book and Program: Humanistic Conflict Management

Book and Program: Humanistic Conflict Management

This is a compilation of 7 of Jennifer Hancock’s books dealing with the subject of conflict management from a humanistic perspective. These books are companions to online courses offered at Humanist Learning Systems and contain the transcripts of those programs for easy home reference.

ESSAYS FROM THE EDGE; Work and Culture in the 21st Century

ESSAYS FROM THE EDGE; Work and Culture in the 21st Century

This is a book for every employee, from staff to managers to CEOs. It features 25 punchy chapters full of insights, anecdotes and wisdom written by 25 prominent Culture Ambassadors-including their contact information, making it a wish list of top contacts. And don't forget the Mark Anderson cartoons that add a little levity and edgy humor! It's a must-read for anyone interested in well-being, happiness, and workplace success. Contributors include (in alphabetical order): Mark Anderson, Renée Read more [...]
The Bully Vaccine – Book

The Bully Vaccine – Book

This book is designed to help parents vaccinate their kids against bullies and other obnoxious petty people. By preparing for them in advance you can effectively inoculate yourself against the worst of their behavior. It’s based on behavioral conditioning techniques and will help you learn what exactly has to happen to make a bully stop.

The Humanist Approach to Grief – Book

The Humanist Approach to Grief – Book

Non-religious individuals who are experiencing grief need a resource that they can turn to as they process their grief. They need a resource that will help them cope, as Humanists, with the emotional trauma that is the grieving process. This is that book.

Book & Video: How to Humanistically Handle Bad Bullying Bosses

Book & Video: How to Humanistically Handle Bad Bullying Bosses

How to maintain your dignity and professionalism in the face of bad bullying management Are you grappling with the challenges of managing a difficult boss? Discover how behavioral science can provide practical solutions to navigate these complex situations. Join Jennifer Hancock, renowned author and founder of Humanist Learning Systems, as she illuminates the path towards humanistically transforming workplace relationships and unlock the power of behavioral science to transform workplace Read more [...]
The Humanist Approach to Happiness – Book

The Humanist Approach to Happiness – Book

This is a book that basically says – here are personal ethics, here is why they are important, and here is how you can apply them to your daily life and why doing so will help you live a happier more productive life. Great for parents to use to help talk to their kids about why ethics are important and how to integrate ethics into their decision making.

Audio Books

Audio Books

Founder Jennifer Hancock has made a most of her programs available as audio books.

Book & Program: How to Prevent Passive Aggressive People from Wreaking Havoc in the Workplace

Book & Program: How to Prevent Passive Aggressive People from Wreaking Havoc in the Workplace

This discusses how passive-aggressive behavior is rewarded. Techniques to ensure passive- aggressive behavior doesn’t interfere with workflow, how to take responsibility for your part of the interaction, and how to make sure you aren’t part of the problem. This discussion will cover three reasons why people behave passive-aggressively and help you learn how to respond professionally and effectively to the problem so that these individuals don’t wreak havoc in your workplace.

The Bullying Home Vaccination Toolkit

The Bullying Home Vaccination Toolkit

Comprehensive program – pay what you can afford. This program contains 2 1/2 hours of training videos, workbooks and worksheets that will help you and your child create a comprehensive strategy to deal effectively with the bullies and get them to stop.

Book & Program: How to Humanistically Handle Bad Bullying Bosses

Book & Program: How to Humanistically Handle Bad Bullying Bosses

Can behavioral science help us learn how to deal help bad bullying bosses be less … bad? Yes. It can. Jennifer Hancock, author of several award-winning books and founder of Humanist Learning Systems will teach us how to humanistically help our bosses be better managers. She specializes in humanistic management and programs focused on how to stop bullying and harassment using science. Her insights on how to combine philosophy and science to help solve our problems more effectively have helped countless people all over the world.

Guide To Coping With Depression

Guide To Coping With Depression

Book: Guide To Coping With Depression 
This book is a series of short activities. Really easy activities. Things that anyone can do. And that's why it's so helpful. Depression makes it hard to think and hard to plan. So anything complicated, is hard to do. But these exercises- are simple. They don't take a lot of brain power and they are calming to do. You'll read it and go - oh yeah - I do like doing that. I can do that.
This is not a magic book. It's just - simple and practical things you can Read more [...]

Book & Video: How to De-Escalate Conflicts Using Behavioral Science

Book & Video: How to De-Escalate Conflicts Using Behavioral Science

This book will help you learn a science-based approach to conflict resolution and help you understand how compassion can help resolve workplace behavior issues. Being able to reinforce organizational core values by modeling respectful conflict resolution behavior in difficult situations is an added bonus.

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