Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards. — Robert Shea Copy Share Image
Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola. — Robert Shea Copy Share Image
“Let us consider humanity a biogram (the basic DNA blueprint of the human organism and its potentials) united with a logogram (this set of… — Robert Shea Copy Share
Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing… — Robert Shea Copy Share
But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes. — Robert Shea Copy Share
This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the… — Robert Shea Copy Share
The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations… — Robert Shea Copy Share
It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or… — Robert Shea Copy Share
“Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. Because it is so powerful, the… — Robert Shea Copy Share
Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general. — Robert Shea Copy Share
Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. — Robert Shea Copy Share
A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict. — Robert Shea Copy Share
Even while we busily attend meetings, contribute money and perform our assigned tasks, we suspect that we may be helping to create a force… — Robert Shea Copy Share
One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the… — Robert Shea Copy Share
Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have… — Robert Shea Copy Share
It is instructive, for instance, to trace the computer industry's decline in vision, idealism, creativity, romance and sheer fun as it becomes more and… — Robert Shea Copy Share
