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It is a part of the job of the foreman to keep 

 himself interested in the work of each man in his 

 group, in the personality of the men themselves, 

 and in their relation to their work and to one 

 another. It is part of his job to keep these men 

 interested in their individual places in the coopera- 

 tive group of which he is supervisor, because only 

 by maintaining the interest can the work be im- 

 proved and the efficiency be brought up more 

 nearly to the potential capacity of the men. 



Section IV 

 Multiply Results by Organizing Self 



Organizing Oneself. This is a different mat- 

 ter from organizing the work. The work may be 

 organized in accordance with the general system 

 of operation in the factory or the general system 

 of handling in the yard, on the dock, or in any 

 other place where your group may be engaged. 

 These operations are organized as a part of the 

 general system, because they must have their spe- 

 cific relation to all the other operations which are 

 necessary for the same common purpose. 



The man who supervises other men must, to 

 some extent, organize their work and develop for 

 them their attitude towards their work. He must 

 be able to organize himself in his attitude towards 

 his own work and in his concentration upon its 

 accomplishment. It is this organization that dis- 

 tinguishes the leader from the follower and the 

 executive from the subordinate. 



