The 14 Essential Qualities of an Executive – in 1922.

RE: The 14 Essential Qualities of an Executive – in 1922.

e14 Contributor — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:03:43 GMT

the importance of exhibiting the above listed qualities in the workplace still rings true — even 90+ years later.

Sadly about the only one of those that current executives seem to exhibit is 'Perseverence' with failed decisions. The one that's missing is 'keep Wall Street happy, even if that means running the company into the ground'.

Judgement, Initiative, Integrity are typically lacking nowadays.

@DAB is spot on with management by walking around though, get them out of their ivory towers and finding out what's really going on [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-6de71a33-f9c9-4b25-8b77-4fc199b1733f/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: The 14 Essential Qualities of an Executive – in 1922.

DAB — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:52:13 GMT

I would do a bit of rearranging the ordering of the topics.

I used to tell my managers that their main job was to remove the obstacles that interfere with their people getting their work done.

If you can't do that, then there is not much use for you.

DAB

RE: The 14 Essential Qualities of an Executive – in 1922.

johnbeetem — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:27:05 GMT

I find it quite instructive to compare this list to those epitomes of modern USA management: Dilbert's Pointy-Haired Boss and Bullet-Headed CEO. Judgment? Integrity? Open-Mindedness?

Regarding the word "industry", I personally find it quite familiar because of this favorite quote (I don't know its source):

To do more than others requires Industry.

To do better than others requires Talent.

To do what others cannot do requires Genius.

It's interesting that neither Talent nor Genius was required by executives in 1922.

Regarding "domination of will", the 1922 article is about a decade early for this 1935 example (Godwin alert!).