Introduction to Robert Fritz

For over twenty years, Robert Fritz has been developing the field of structural dynamics through his work, first in the area of the creative process, and then in the area of organizational, business, and management issues. He is the founder of Robert Fritz, Inc.

Fritz began to lead courses in the creative process as applied to personal effectiveness in the mid-Seventies. He then trained others to lead his courses, and now over eighty thousand people have participated in these trainings throughout the world.

His first major discovery was the macrostructural pattern, which describes the long-range patterns in people's lives. While each individuals' pattern was unique, he observed that there were two general types of patterns that people had in their lives: oscillating, and resolving or advancing. In the late Seventies, he began his work on two basic questions: why do these patterns exist and what does it take to change them from oscillating to resolving?

These questions led Fritz to pursue deeper questions about the structural make-up of human motivation, which eventually lead him to create the field of Structural Consulting. His first major book on the relationship of structure to human behavior was The Path of Least Resistance, followed by Creating. These books, along with his trainings have introduced revolutionary ideas about the influence of structural causality on human beings, both as individuals and within organizations. His latest book is The Path of Least Resistance for Managers. This book takes the technology and applies it to organizations.

As a consultant, Fritz has helped many organizations put the structural approach into practice, and his clients include Fortune 500 companies, many mid-size companies, as well as governmental and non-profit organizations. Robert Fritz, Inc. is in the forefront of revolutionary change in how organizations structure themselves to produce sustained high performance.

At Global Partners, we have co-developed an education, a series of business processes, and consulting services that incorporate Fritz's work and provide the foundation for achieving sustainable results.