This document contains four papers presented at a symposium on practitioner states moderated by Kay Bull at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "The Effect of Locus of Control and Performance-Contingent Incentives on Productivity and Job Satisfaction in Self-Managing Teams" (Bonnie E. Garson, Douglas Stanwyck) discusses a simulation of employees working in self-managed teams that demonstrated the positive effects of incentives on workers with an external locus of control. Michele A. Hamil's paper "Creating Healthy Workplaces: A Model for Developing Corporate Wellness Programs" presents a case study of an exemplary corporate wellness program and review of the literature on human resource development (HRD) and corporate wellness interventions."Inside the Heads of HRD Practitioners: How Do They Plan?" (Sharon J. Korth) outlines a highly iterative, paradoxical planning process that was identified through a qualitative study of the planning practices of five experienced HRD practitioners. "Instructional Thoughts of HRD Practitioners" (Theodore Lewis) reports the results of survey of a random sample of 350 HRD practitioners, which documented that HRD practitioners' instructional thoughts are mediated by concerns for organizational productivity and that their beliefs are shaped by both humanistic and corporatist values. Each paper contains references. (MN)