"A modern business can no longer be run by a few people who can think!"

This quote is from one of the books I'm currently reading by Nathaniel Branden.

One of the intriguing points made in the book is:

"America used to be a manufacturing society, to now an information society.

We now live in a global economy characterized by rapid change; accelerating scientific and technological breakthroughs, at an unprecedented level of competitiveness.

These developments create great demands for higher levels of education and training than what were required by previous generations.

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What is NOT understood is that these developments also tap into our psychological resources; specifically: great capacity for innovation, self-management, personal responsibility, and direction.

A modern business can no longer be run by a few people who can think, and many people who just do what they are told.

Today, organizations need not only an unprecedentedly high level of knowledge and skills from those who participate, but also a higher level of independence, self-reliance, self-trust, and the capacity to exercise initiative.

- in a word: self-esteem."

Reflecting on this point highlights a significant and unprecedented change that even Nathaniel Branden was experiencing. "The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem" was authored in 1994, and it specifically states: "America used to be a manufacturing society, to now an information society."

I find this observation, made over 30 years ago, both remarkable and profound!

It truly feels like time has flown by, as if these concepts were only popular topics a few years ago. I certainly don’t think we even had a banking applications 30 years ago.

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