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Robert Shea Quotes

American - Author | April 17, 1909 - March 10, 1994

The Gnostics were rapidly driven out of business by the hierarchical orthodox Christians.

Business Out Driven Christians Were

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.

Competition Succeed Design Principles

Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.

Organization Military Paradigm Seen

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.

History Society Military Successful

That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on the objectives of organizations, which are many and varied, rather than on their structures, which lend to be similar.

Focus People Survive Authoritarian

But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes.

Organization Principles More Original

Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a political aspect.

Political More Human Two Combination

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people who see the organization as an opportunity to advance themselves.

Opportunity Purpose People Better

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets.

Talent Organization Pictures Play

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.

Nature Person Leaving Him Ability

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 more important and prosperous.

Vision Creativity Fun Important More

This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top in the bridge club or the offices of a small magazine publisher.

Bridge Small Rise Serious Top Club

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