The Five Elements Book

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On behalf of my grandmother, along with all of my teachers, elders and ancestors, I offer The Five Elements to you as a way to achieve balanced, healthy, harmonious and prosperous lives and communities.

Since 1998, I have been using The Five Elements as the foundation for my work as a consultant, trainer and facilitator in organizational design, transformative justice, and leadership development. Whether the client is comprised of two or 22,000 people, the concepts provided herein are relevant because they are embedded in the universal laws of nature, as well as in the quest that we all share in desiring to have healthy, balanced and prosperous lives and societies.

This book weaves together stories from hundreds of organizations and thousands of people who have experienced and applied The Five Elements into their personal and work lives.

Here are a few encapsulations of the stories you will read:

As the CEO of a startup, Diane wanted to maintain a cohesive vision that was anchored in a clear mission and core values to attract potential investors and clients. She used The Five Elements as a guide to build a coordinated and integrated leadership team that aligned with and supported their work so that they could deliver high-quality products and services.

Sam and Terry, a recently engaged couple, wanted to find ways to build and sustain a healthy relationship. They used The Five Elements to first map out their individual profiles then create a combined profile to understand each other’s personality and communication style. In doing so, Sam and Terry discovered ways to support their relationship and bring out the best in each other.

Ava and Carlos needed guidance on how to parent their three teenagers. “I don’t know what happened,” Carlos said of their children. “It’s as if extraterrestrials came down and traded our kids for theirs!” The Five Elements helped to explain their teenagers’ behaviors and provided healthy recommendations for Ava and Carlos to support them as they grew into adulthood.

Testimonials

“Kevin John Fong provides light to help us navigate the struggles and confusion of our time. Kevin has crafted an integrated, easy-to-apply approach to “technologies” that have been proved to be effective for thousands of years. Just the very act of reading his words provides healing.”

– Joe Weston – Facilitator, Coach, Advocate for lasting peace, and Author of Fierce Civility Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace.

“When Kevin taught our team how to balance each others’ leadership styles using The Five Elements, it has resulted in our best year of collaboration. We communicate better and meet our team goals with less stress for all.”

– Vanessa Romero –
Santa Fe Public Schools

About the Book
The Five Elements can surely guide you in developing generative and healthy practices and solutions in your own life.The book is organized into three parts:

Part I: Overview of The Five Elements introduces you to the framework and how it operates in the supporting or restraining cycles. You will learn the language and methods to determine your own Five Elements profile.

Part II: The Five Elements Archetypes offers details on each of the personality and leadership archetypes.

Part III: The Five Elements as an Interpersonal Assessment Tool helps you understand how your leadership and communication style interfaces with others, and how to define the culture and group dynamics of a family, team, or organization from a Five Elements perspective.

The Appendix provides:

1) The charts you will need to calculate your Five Elements profile.
2) An analysis of each of the 81 Five Elements profiles.
3) A summary of the recommendations to achieve and maintain balance using The Five Elements.
4) A brief philosophical background on the East Asian theories of ch’i, Yin Yang, the five transformations and the lo square.

This book is designed to be used as a guide where you can refer to the sections that appeal most to your interests and needs.