Richard Holbrooke knew communication too
December 13, 2010
The late Richard Holbrooke knew communication as well as he knew foreign affairs.
Forty years ago, when he was editor of Foreign Policy magazineโthe subject of one of his last speechesโhe said this undeniably true thing, about the danger inherent in a society comprised of unfathomably large organizations:
โThe chances of catastrophe grow, as organizations grow in number and size, and internal communications become more time consuming, less intelligible, and less controllable.”