It focuses on the importance of people and their capacity for self-realization. In humanistic relations, one recognizes that organizations are basically groups of people with various interests and rights, consisting of individuals with different perceptions and values in their lives. The effective manager deals with people in a manner that promotes both individual and organizational goals. A major factor in achieving organizational goals is motivation of the workers. The degree of motivation is greatly influenced by many actions and conditions that affect humanistic relations in the workplace.
Humanistic relations stress the human being's point of view.
To achieve good relations with employees, one needs an understanding of human behavior. Good humanistic relations are enhanced when the manager has some knowledge of the intelligence, aptitudes, abilities and skills, past experience, perceptions, and driving motives of subordinates. It is difficult to treat people as human beings if you do not know them as individuals with distinguishable features. Whenever and wherever there is contact between managers and employees, humanistic relations are involved. It is a factor during the recruiting, selection, placement, and training of employees.