在《人物志》中，劉劭把整體和諧的思想引入人才研領域，認為：君臣之間「以無味和五味」，臣臣之間「以一味協五味」是發揮人才（領導）群體效用和實現天下太平的根本。從哲學上講，「無味和五味」和「一味協五味」體現了整體的和諧，即體現了統一體內多種因素的差異與協調。實現整體和諧有兩種途徑：其一是儒家的「愛」「敬」之路，其二是道家的「不爭」「不伐」之路。

In Evaluation of People (Ren Wu Zhi), Liu Shao brought the doctrine of harmony into the study of merit systems. In this opinion, the coordination between the kin and his lieges and the division of work among the lieges are not only fundamental to the overall performance of capability but also essential to the realization of global peace. Such coordination and division reflect the differences and concordances among the distinct factors of an organic unity. There are two ways to achieve the overall harmony; one is “respect” in the Confucian sense, the other is Taoist for bearance of fights and wars.