I think we left out one of the really important elements contributing to the dynamism of society, and that is the right to privacy. I mean something more than the right to shave in private. I mean the right to join what I want to join, to do what I want to do, or not to do what I might do without giving anyone a reason, either in advance or afterwards. That does not mean that I am seeking for irresponsibility socially.
Chester BarnardIn a community all acts of individuals and of organizations are directly or indirectly interconnected and interdependent
Chester BarnardSuccessful cooperation in or by formal organizations is the abnormal, not the normal, condition.
Chester BarnardThe executive art is nine-tenths inducing those who have authority to use it in taking pertinent action
Chester BarnardThe responsibility of the executive is (1) to create and maintain a sense of purpose and moral code for the organization; (2) to establish systems of formal and informal communication; and (3) to ensure the willingness of people to cooperate.
Chester Barnard