11 – The IRC Culture: Everyone Had a Voice
At IRC, everyone mattered, and everyone felt that our mission mattered. We were all a…
12 – IRC: Research and Education
In the late 1960s, IRC got a five-year research support commitment from Chevron, DuPont, Exxon,…
13 – Automation and Human Resources
During the early 1960s, it was revolutionary to see automobiles being assembled with very few…
14 – Dividing IRC: Consulting and Research Interests
In the 1950s, then-president Carroll E. French believed it would be good business to split…
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It may be a surprise to some people that John D. Rockefeller Jr. was a…
2 – The Champion of Work Relations
Among Rockefeller’s many actions was the establishment in 1926 of Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc.—renamed Innovation…
3 – Appreciating Diversity, Experiencing Inclusion
In my school years in New York City during the early 1930s, I was exposed…
4 – Life: A Mix of Serendipity, Opportunity, and Choice
I was drafted into the Army shortly after my 18th birthday and, because of my…
5 – An Ongoing Interest in Recognizing and Bridging Difference
I knew that at the end of my military service, I would need to find ways to…
6 – In Search of a Framework for Understanding People and Organizations
I will never forget the lesson taught by the one-question final exam for one of…
