Quote#Time
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be…
Quote byFrederick Winslow Taylor · 1856–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Principles of Scientific Management, 1911, p. 7: Introduction..
English (original)
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men; and under systematic management the best man rises to the top more certainly and more rapidly than ever before.
— Frederick Winslow Taylor
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