THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



well he executes the orders of his superior. 

 In particular, it will depend on whether he 

 requires to be coddled in doing his work, or 

 whether he is willing and able to stand on his 

 own feet. The man for whom every em- 

 ployer of men is searching, everywhere and 

 always, is the man who will accept the re- 

 sponsibility for the work he has to do — who 

 will not lean at every point upon his superior 

 for additional instructions, advice, or en- 

 couragement. 



There is no more valuable subordinate 

 than the man to whom you can give a piece 

 of work and then forget about it, in the con- 

 fident expectation that the next time it is 

 brought to your attention it will come in the 

 form of a report that the thing has been 

 done. When this master quality is joined to 

 executive power, loyalty, and common sense, 

 the result is a man whom you can trust. On 

 the other hand, there is no greater nuisance 



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