But timely anecdotes and quotes of leaders and motivators are found readily in the writing of such individuals as Abraham Maslow, Mary Follett, Chester Barnard, and Douglas McGregor. The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him. Even today's passion for quality management is not all that new. We traced its roots and its renaissance in the work of W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran.
History is an invaluable benchmark for today's leaders.
Journey with The Anatomy of Fire and Modern Management Hits Oz. . . . Daniel A. Wren is the David Ross Boyd Professor of Management and Curator of the Harry W. Bass Business History Collection at the University of Oklahoma. Ronald Greenwood was widely known for a quarter of a century for his research, writing, and teaching in the history of management. He taught at the GMI Engineering and Management Institute in Flint, Michigan.