This post covers self mastery. Self mastery/improvement must come first before you can improve performance and outputs. You cant be a businessman or an entrepreneur or be rich unless you improve your self. To attempt to change the world without self improvment is insanity
Some old rich say (and even late mother) say do not talk about inheritance (or give out inheritance while alive) It will be source of quarrels and even crimes.
If you announce inheritance, the family members simply wait for the principals to die, and no longer work nor study. This post committed mistakes: gave out the inheritance and announced the race for the successor..
So my family is in turmoil right now. So follow the advice:
1. Be secretive dont announce your wealth
2. Dont announce inheritance
Alot of groups make a lot of money talking about family intramurals solutions
Sciene and HR practices tell us it should be based on merit and performance. However in practice it is based on relationship. For most part I think our decisions on promotions, decisions preferences are based on human relations. Thus among govts of nation, Singapore would tend to base decisions and actions based on merits and results (Meritocracy) Govt of countrie like PHL would rely more on relationships: hire more relatives, favor relatives and friends as suppliers. In some cases they term it sipsip In a family owned organization, this system prevails Thus conflicts and quarrels arise. Sometimes it is not the corporate goal that counts but self interest, authority, turfs, mini empires. It is sometimes deragatory.
Both have theri upsides and downsides
Merit means stricter hiring standards, justice in evaluation However we are not clear and authority and power structure could be shaky.
There is dishnesty, tayo2 in relationship despite trust. Abuse comes in.
WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE AS SYSTEM: MERITOCRACY OR RELATIONSHIP
This post thought that I learned a lot of things. But watching this video made me realize that really one of the most wondrous object of inquiry is the human being - it defies being captured in abstraction or theory. Though in this case the officers were clearly defeated, they were defiant and what persisted is their pride, tradition, and identity. During the flag ceremony they gave a Hitler salute. Patton thought this to be highly disrespectful They were vanquished and in effect they being in their HQ, they were in US territory
Therefore as a means to leverage and force the issue, Patton gave them a punishment. He lined them and up gave them a choice: remove their uniforms by themselves or the MPs will do it for them. And will be exposed to the cold and elements. Being in uniform gives a person dignity
You cant just talk and presumed that being vanquished in battle means that you have vanquished the spirit of man
They also found out that getting the enemies in concentration camp did not destroy the comman structure even of those outside the camps. The Allies found out later on. And of course the US intelligence has countermeasures
Patton gave the same threat to a nurse who refused to treat a Negro officer in a hospital because they were indoctrinated that only white people are superior race and dont deserve the care of white nurse. Patton, as shocking as theatrics it could be, threatened her to remove her uniform and clean latrines in the hospital.
That is why it is important to build culture and tradition in your group:
1. Uniform
2. Id
3. Rewards, ribbons, commendation
Then it becomes matic and more difficult to remove, deculture
