Collective bargaining Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Public Personnel Management Address, 1938
Public personnel systems have inherent, unfixable flaws when used for managing people.
In simple terms: Management of public staff faces unresolvable limits.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and work around systemic constraints.
Themes
public administration
management
limitations
Mood
critical
analytical
Type
political
strategic
When to use this quote
- government hiring
- policy reform
- organizational design
Key Concepts
bureaucracy
policy
human resources
Questions to Reflect On
- What alternatives exist for effective public management?
- How can reforms mitigate these limits?
A Different Perspective
Solutions may be context‑specific and not universal.
