THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS.
Any one who has had occasion io com-1 pare different cities has doubtless won-; dered at; the completeness with which a certain spirit often sei-ms 1.0 dominate a whole community. Jt is as if each fit i' were a separal-e personality, ■ embodying certain ideas, beliefs, theories, opinions, and temperamental qualities. In 01m city there will lie a cordiality oi unusual warmth and cheerfulness, an t ill another there will be noticed a cold indifference. In one will be a spirit, of progressive activity, und iu another a spirit of negligent- leisure. In one a -pirit id' crudencss and lack of taste, and in another a .-pirit of refinement and aesthetic care.
What is true of cities in this respect is perhaps no less Ink* of our great, business institutions. Fach has a personality of its own. One of life great tasks before the managers of every business enterprise is to guide Hie development of its corporate personality so that wholesome tendencies may be expressed. The economies and rewards resulting from a proper busings spirit are very i great. The work of moulding the spirit I of an organisation is one of the highest I functions of managerial genius.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 161, 29 June 1908, Page 4
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201THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 161, 29 June 1908, Page 4
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