The Superior Person

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Studies of the distribution of I. Q. scores show the rarity of the superior intelligence: scores of 120 to 140, regarded as evidence of a superior intellect, are achieved by only 11.3 percent of the population. The implications of the existence of the generally superior person are fantastic, dangerous and perhaps more than a little frightening in a democracy. Nobody runs around saying in company how superior they are; democrats are a tribe in which there are no chiefs, only Indians. Traditional ideas of how to run an industrial enterprise rely almost solely on the use of pure power by the boss. Modern theories of enlightened management insist that these classic, authoritarian ideas do not fit the situation, that they do not secure the highest levels of productivity and that they are undemocratic. Proper management techniques provide employees with opportunities to develop their abilities by participation; in developing themselves they become involved in and committed to the organization.

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