Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suppressing individual self-interest leads to bureaucratic control that kills creativity.
- In plain terms
- Bureaucracy grows when personal initiative is stopped.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect individual initiative to foster creativity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does your system encourage initiative?
- How much control is too much?
Another view
Some self-interest can be harmful to the collective good.
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