People skills, complexity and projects

I've really benefitted from reading this blog about the relationship between being a software developer, complexity theory, and people. If you are looking for ways to increase your ability to dance through the challenges of project management, and thus dance through the complexity of people as we work in groups, then this blog will be a great benefit to you.

People skills are not soft - they make a significant impact on financial and human capital bottom lines. Do you see people as components to utilize? Things to manage? Engines of innovation? Your future?