Robert Shea
Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so organizations, especially those in competition with one another, must follow certain design principles if they are to succeed and prevail.
-Robert Shea
design
Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?
-Robert Shea
design
One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.
-Robert Shea
leadership
It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.
-Robert Shea
nature
To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse.
-Robert Shea
religion
Organized religion provides a model of the way all organizations, from the state down to the village garden club, end a price in terms of a member's freedom of thought and action.
-Robert Shea
religion
The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.
-Robert Shea
strength
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