Identifier: efficientman00west
Title: The efficient man
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: West, Thomas D. (Thomas Dyson), 1851-1915
Subjects: Success Employee motivation Industrial efficiency Personnel management
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio : Gardner Printing Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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loyalty every overseer shouldendeavor to create in his superiors such a confidence inhis integrity that there can come to exist a familiarity,one that can have little fear of contempt, which the highand low can harbor, to exist as two minds studying asone, striving for the best welfare of the firm that tenderseach the means to honestly increase their holdings in lifenecessities, pleasure, peace and happiness. This whole chapter leads us to consider the greatimportance of Wearing well with our associations. Bythis we mean that the more there is known of us by ourfamilies, relatives, acquaintances, friends or businessassociates the more shall we come to be respected and CRILITOR OF COXl/n/i^Ci: 163 considered worthy citizens. This is nuich superior andlasting- than to effect a conchict. carriage and address attlie beginning- solely for the ])urpose of creating goodimpressions of ourselves that the longer any one comesto know us the less will he think of our integrity, abilityand honor.

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Fig. 20. WEARING WELL ACQUAINTANCES CHAPTER XXVDetractions of Self-importance From the many years experience the author has hadin the management of men and work, few if any factorshave impressed him more than the need of full realiza-tion among bosses of the general lack of common sensein some exercising an independence that is arrogancy. There are some overseers who act as though no onesindividuality, or independence, but their own should beconsidered. They appear as if always going around witha chip on their shoulders, daring anyone to knock it off. Bosses of the above character have such erroneousideas of what should be practiced by a supervisor, andthey are so self-centered, that they become arrogant anddictatorial in their handling of men. They belong moreto the age of servility, when men could enthrone them-selves with a sovereign authority, permitting them toconsider no one but them.selves. Workmen are not todaya horde of slaves, neither is capital to be managed bydespots who w

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