Thought for the day by Charles Handy on the importance of acknowledging the humanity and individuality of workers. Handy begins the thought discussing how he was pleased by a Swiss watch advertisement because it indicated that the watch would carry the name of the person who labored to create it. He proceeds to note how, reflecting on his own work life in organizations, his name was interchangeable with other names on the front door to his office because it was indicated by a replaceable slip of paper, and how impersonal he sensed it to be. He goes on to argue that it is morally wrong to treat people as if they are interchangeable human parts, and that one's job title has too much influence on how people treat other people.
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Thought for the day by Charles Handy on the importance of acknowledging the humanity and individuality of workers; Charles Handy Papers; Box 18, Folder 16; 3 pages
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