13 Facts About Warren Lamb

Warren Lamb was a British management consultant and pioneer in the field of nonverbal behavior.

Warren Lamb differentiated his system from the popular body language literature and argued that the key to interpreting behaviour was not fixed gestures but the dynamics of movement.

Warren Lamb's underlying theory was that each individual has a unique way of moving which is constant and that these distinct movement patterns reflect the individual's way of thinking and behaving.

When war broke out in 1939, Warren Lamb joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16.

Warren Lamb was on active duty until 1944, mainly serving in the Mediterranean, during which time he participated in numerous military engagements.

Warren Lamb attended the lecture and, although he had no prior involvement with the world of dance, was fascinated by what he heard.

Warren Lamb trained in modern dance and performed with the Studio's dance group.

Warren Lamb assisted with notation of workers' movements, to identify and codify their unique movement patterns, and helped Laban and Lawrence develop a disciplined framework for codifying movement: the Laban Lawrence Personal Effort Assessment.

Warren Lamb extended movement analysis from the factory floor to the study of managers, often at senior level.

Clients grew and by the 1960s Warren Lamb was advising a range of household-name companies, including at chief executive level.

Warren Lamb later commented that most senior executives were puzzled by the system, but took a practical approach in employing him as they saw results.

Warren Lamb contributed to the development of this work along with others who had studied with Laban, including Irmgard Bartenieff and Judith Kestenberg.

Movement Pattern Analysis was created by Warren Lamb, drawing from the innovations of Laban and Lawrence.