The work not only gives evidence of the potential of self-organisation in metamaterial creation, but could also have implications for the study of new types of optical devices.
Not only do employees who believe their co-workers are grateful for their work have an improved sense of self-worth and commitment to the organisation, but the co-workers who express their gratitude are happier too.
And it remains exactly the same organisation: a self-important body that treats its members like demi-gods and requires a super-majority of 60 votes even to break a filibuster.
At a time when other management gurus were obsessed with how to build a better organisation, Mr Covey argued that personal character, purpose and self-discipline were what mattered.