| An intellectual is a man who takes more words | | | | deliberately low. Immigration growth mushroomed. |
| than necessary to tell more than he knows. | | | | Uncertainty about jobs continued. The |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | | | | government neglected workers, and Big Business |
| Why is respecting each employee at the heart of | | | | ignored them. Discipline and motivation became |
| this diversity frenzy? Let's review our history. | | | | problematic. |
| Hoyle, author of Leadership and Futuring, | | | | Therefore, laborers took matters into their own |
| maintains futuring help leaders craft their desired | | | | hands. Some workers started hurting businesses |
| futures. Although not obvious, one must | | | | by breaking company equipment. This was called |
| understand history to engage in futurisms. We can | | | | "Machine Smashing." During this time, Critics |
| apply this to diversity. What do workers want | | | | argued that capitalism had robbed workers of a |
| from diversity? Let's go back to the future. | | | | golden age of equality and freedom. America |
| The Industrial Revolution was closely tied to | | | | achieved great wealth. America had become a |
| advancements in science and technology. These | | | | more culturally diverse society. However, workers |
| advancements along with the cultural revolution | | | | were considered little more than machinery to Big |
| replaced the agrarian system and created other | | | | Business. Where are we today? |
| social issues. Management didn't trust agrarians; | | | | References: |
| agrarians didn't trust management. Therefore, the | | | | Hoyle, J. (1995). Leadership and Futuring. Thousand |
| Agrarian Man was enslaved in a transactional | | | | Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc. |
| relationship with management. Agrarians longed | | | | Wren, D. (1994). The evolution of management |
| for their entrepreneur spirit. | | | | thought. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, |
| Problems resulted. There were few seasoned | | | | Inc. |
| managers and skilled laborers. Wages were kept | | | | © 2006 by Daryl D. |