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The Value of Traditions: The Chicken and the Egg ... Shell

7/17/2020

"Eggshells are good, and every egg should have one. It keeps an egg in its proper place, up to the time when it ceases to be the proper place.

Picture of cracked egg with young chick tracks exiting the shell.

Every chicken came from an eggshell

"When that time comes, a conflict may develop between the egg and the shell--the shell doing its best to keep the egg inside, and the egg becoming more and more imbued with the necessity of getting out.

"If the egg is successful in this contest, a more abundant life is possible. If the shell is successful, there's a mess.

"The eggshell in such a crisis, is a glorious tradition, and it can be proved conclusively that the egg could never have become a successful egg without it.

"Nevertheless, if the tradition isn't broken when it should be broken, the result is a total loss."

Edward A. Filene, Successful Living in this Machine Age, 1931

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Making Men and Making an Organization

7/16/2020

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"A realization of personal imperfection may be the first thought to bear in mind in organization making, for it is not well to forget that the component parts of a human organization are human.

Picture of man with timepieces in background.

"They are not and never can be quite perfect.

"The unattainability of perfection does not at all mean it should not be eagerly pursued--that one should be easily satisfied.

"There should be no lack of striving toward perfection, but the humanness of human beings is not to be forgotten."

Harvey S. Firestone, "Making Men and Making an Organization," 1920

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The Value of Traditions: The Chicken and the Egg ... Shell

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