Profiting through Intimidation; or, The Fear Factor Revisited

To an Age that thinks all good work - indeed, all genuine efficiency - can be extracted from purposive agents by means of fear: 

Maybe it's just me being overly humane, or "sensitive?" But I keep finding it remarkable - yes, even in this Progressive Century - how seldom do we get the best results from anyone, except by first putting them at ease. 

And not just animals, but people.

I know, I know: "Tell that to Beijing." (To say nothing of Washington, and Wall Street.)