The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In the early 1900s, Frederick Taylor, used “Scientific Management” principles to make the new production lines more efficient. Workers became cogs in the machine; shut off their minds, shut their mouths, and did what engineers and managers told them to do.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

More than a hundred years ago, Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management laid the foundations for modern human resource management. For HR professionals, using data for people analytics can help them drive better business results and improve workforce management. Learn key HR trends to stay ahead of the curve in 2022.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Perceiving a need for a more cerebral breed of managers to preside over corporations of unprecedented scale and scope, both looked for models to the research-driven natural science fields. The scientific management emphasis on efficiency and profit at all costs can no longer take precedence over human values.

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