I read a fascinating article on CNN online this past week.  It was about management among animals.  While we know it does exist — there is the alpha dog in a dog pack for example — there are also animals that seem to function well with no managers.  
     One example is ants.  The ants all have a job and do it: the cleaner ants take garbage out of the nest, the guard ants keep out intruders, etc.  They don't argue about who's turn it is to take out the garbage, they just do it.  And they all seem to know what their job is despite having no managers!
    Another example is a hive of bees.  When the nest needs to be moved, scouts look for the best spot, and return to the hive and report on what they found.  The other bees than check out the recommended locations, and choose the spot that is best for the entire nest.  Not what's best for them personally, or for their closest friends, but for the entire nest.  Congress could learn something from this example.
    Another one is the way a huge flock of migrating birds can turn on a dime without crashing into each other.  
    In short, animals seem to do what needs to be done with little or no supervision, while humans seem to need management.  Some argue that it's because humans are more intelligent and have many more choices, and more complicated choices than birds and bugs.  And some argue that it is because of humans sense of free choice that they need managers to tell them what to do.  Well those are certainly valid points, I think there is more to it.  I think if you compared the typical big corporation of today with companies 100 years ago, or even fifty years ago, you will find that a much greater proportion of today's companies are managers.  And the main reason why is that most people today have little self-discipline.  They only work as hard as they have too and only when they are watched closely and told what to do.  Then, of course, the workers complain about the lack of freedom while management complains that the workers rarely come up with new and creative ideas.  Sigh!
    That is also one reason why legitimate spiritual schools have difficulty getting students these days.  People don't want the discipline necessary, mostly self-discipline, needed for spiritual development.