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Build a Sound Organization Structure |
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Generally, management of a large force is the same in principle as the management of a few men: it is a matter of organization. And to direct a large army to fight is the same as to direct a small one: it is a matter of command signs and signals. |
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In 210 B.C. Petronius Arbiter wrote: |
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''We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up in teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization." |
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Over 100 years ago, a French officer, Ardant du Picq warned: |
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"Note the army organizations and tactical formations on paper are always determined from a mechanical point of view, neglecting the essential coefficient, that of morale. They are almost always wrong. |
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"... Mental acquaintanceship is not enough to make a good organization. A good general esprit is needed." |
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