Show PREPAREDNESS PREP t REDNESS I IN J 1 BUSI BUSINESS S c I By R. R R S. S HECHT 1 American t Rankers o. Association My observations observations for many years yeaTs I both ts ns s an tn employee and as an executive executive tive have convinced me that the the- reason reason rea rea- I son son soI some soma men And women go ahead and others do not is that some 60 some e keep themselves constantly cons prepared to accept accept ac ac- accept and fulfill larger duties and responsibilities responsibilities re re- as they offer otter and some do not Grant as we must that there Is 15 a certain element of luck In In the conditions conditions condi condl I under which opportunity for l promotion comes to different men and women we nevertheless must also see ee that It is each individuals individual's own state of preparedness which determines his ability to seize opportunity It if and when it comes and having seized It to succeed In meeting the greater demands de de demands mands which it Inevitably places upon pon I him Real advancement never means going going going go go- ing ahead to easier casier tasks but always to harder ones Opportunity for tor advancement advancement ad is worthless unless in fn accepting accepting ac ac- ac it you are able to carry carrY with you the abilities and qualifications that prepare you to meet the heavier exactions exactions lions that are an inherent part of ot op op- op- op It is far better to go into action In Inthe Inthe inthe the field 1 of ot enlarged responsibility re prepared and qualified rather than that you and the tho Institution you work for shall be exposed to the h hazard zard of your having to build up to new responsibilities responsibilities re reo re- re after having assumed them The new now spirit of all business seeks sacks to prepare Its people in advance through gh education for the higher duties It holds in store for them I |