THE SECRET OF CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT
The main difference between the people in the rank-and file and the men at the top of business is this- the men at the top keen on learning, developing themselves and making improvements.
Success does not come with time. It is not at all a matter of seniority and experience.
We say “Practice makes perfect.” But it is not true. One of the most striking facts in business life is the PERSISTENCE OF ERROR.
There is one best way to do a job, but no one finds it out by mere repetition. Many a golfer plays no better today than he did ten years ago.
The fact is that experience may be of no value at all to a man. It is sometimes even a handicap. It makes him think he knows how to do this job, when the truth is that he doesn’t.
The men at the top climbed up because they STUDIED their jobs- kept on observing and thinking while they were at work.
The great man was not great when he started his career. Neither was he wise. But he made himself great and wise by learning – learning – learning.
There must be the WILL to learn. For lack of this a man will remain for 30 years stuck fast in a rank-and file rut.
The man who keeps on putting VALUE into himself – who tackles harder and harder jobs – he is the man who climbs to the top in his trade or industry.
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