The following list of "do's" and "dont's" are from a London factory manager at the time of the Industrial Revolution. Surprisingly enough, they are still sound advice today.

Don't lie. It wastes my time and yours. I'm sure to catch you in end, and that is the wrong end.

Watch your work, not the clock. A long day's work makes a long day short, and a short day's work makes my face long.

Give me more than I expect, and I will give you more than you expect. I can afford to increase your pay if you increase my profits.

You owe so much to yourself you cannot afford to owe anybody else.

Dishonesty is never an accident.

Mind your own business and, in time, you'll have your own mind.

Don't do anything that hurts your self respect. An employee who is willing to steal for me is willing to steal from me.

It is none of my business what you do at night. But if it affects what you do the next day, and you do half as much as I demand, you'll last half as long as you'd hoped.

Don't tell me what I'd like to hear, but what I ought to hear.

Don't kick if I kick. If you're worth correcting, you're worth keeping.

Authored by: Ken Lipka E-mail me: krlipka@yahoo.com

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