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First published January 1, 1911
The education of the workman, however, to fit him to do higher class work, or to take an intelligent interest in the operation of the work to which he is put, or to enable him to rise from the ranks, should be carried on by the management as a part of its regular work (p. 82).He believed in breaking down complex tasks into simpler ones, allowing workers to become experts in their specific areas and leading to greater efficiency overall:
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men; and under systematic management the best man rises to the top more certainly and more rapidly than ever before (p. 45).This idea is still used today in many industries, such as manufacturing and assembly line production.