Show II 1111 II Ii U II II 1111 II II 1111 u mil a i I TO TO LOSE I A SIC BIG JOB t I Jt d HERBERT HERBER T KAUFMAN A r By L. L p 1 I S 'S Sf Sf YOU OU are about to l lose s your ur job The m methods th s i have adopted it will a 1 you appoint a successor First class class' m men n refuse to work under aK aKu u you You rebuff ambitious efforts and conceal their merit from your superiors there is S no prospect prospect pros pros- cash where t there re is I of pest of big no hope hop proper 1 credit S When a clever pi plan is submitted to your 1 judgment you you dicou f ts value value you you u are afraid id to admit unusual ideas ideas ideas- j so so they have stopped rapping rap rap- rapping rapping rap rap- ping at your door t. t f Because you wont won't recommend what you cant can't originate valuable opportunities opportunities' are reguS regu'S regularly regu regularly regu- regu S 'S lost lost- to your h house use Your attitude is is' a d dead giveaway Confidence is isan an earnest of competence If you were more assured you would seize every ver Jf Jr i advantageous occasion to prove your strength I When the then titleholder knocks the challenger challenger chali chal chat r lenger lenger it is m manifest st that he QUESTIONS HIS HIS' i j I j ABILITY TO KNOCK KNOCK THE ASPIRANT OUT b Most sneers mask fears An evid evident nt tenI tendency tendency tendency ten- ten I dency to flout potential rivals riva s sugg suggests th that you doubt your own staying power 1 The sense sense that you are overplaying overplaying overplaying over over- playing the lone hand The regularity with which you seek praise for each little successful move rouses the suspicion that you may perhaps be sneaking it An executive fortify executive cant can't fortify his position position tion Eon by eliminating shrewd and alert assistants Grandstand Grandstand plays imperil the firms firm's success firms success create discontent discontent destroy destroy teamwork We dont don't want people among us who fice I the score to insure individual hits but buwe buweI we m must sf have men at responsible posts eager to to de d l liver a sacrifice hit whenever the best interests of 4 H 1 r. r the be advanced concern may thereby 1 1 r The general who doesn't recognize intrepidity intrepidity t 0 ity soon commands a listless army army Had Napoleon snot J. J t beep lavish with wit appreciation appreciation and have e might lr never e er been een emperor of France fance He knew human nature iT f k so so well so-well well that he did not trust his lesser officers off of leers Jo to If 53 determine candidates for pr promotion motion and and Because and b because a I g the humblest private in the ranks could rise as high as a as he would dare the Corsican was always a II I served by earnest devoted troops Any cause businesses business doomed ed to f fail while thoroughfare Js is I bloc blocked ed by selfish officials People wont won't wont give a the thee maximum without without fair prospect of it it e I The profit and loss s account becomes a detective detective de de- de the moment it is defective the defective the balance batan e V I a sheet is bound to 1 betray you Get a abler bIer men men 1 on yo your staff keep the gate open whoever whoever is open cap capable capa- capa a- a ble of supplanting you from I within will vill his is a h through anyhow way 1 Put your mind d your on-your Tp r work and y you fi wo wont t have to worry Pick the sharpest possible brains brains ra v to execute cute subordinate details or r you will be di t C car carded carded as a dullin administrator T Be Be warned even ven I if you you you are are are I an ace yours is a a- a losing losing- deck without other high high cards When yO you st startup start t to to be e jealous it is time tim to to be zealous V 4 Copyright 1917 by Herbert Kaufman Great Britain and all other rights reserved I Ili II III I I 1 I IIII 1 E I I il lII it I I it I I it I If I I I i ll I i I I I |