STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2006, sig. 109-7/13 (damaged)

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Experiences of a company boss with regard to the care of a firm. Celreiov) The most unpleasant thing that can occur to a company chief in his service/. operation is probably the suicide or attempt of a member of his unit. If such a case comes to the ears of an outsider, he is inclined to blame the company chief in question (at least silently) for not caring enough for his men and not taking care of the needs of his men. leader's, one cannot impose itself on the men and force them to communicate their grief. You can't force any of your men to confide in your company's boss, but in 98 out of a hundred cases it's probably because of a lack of trust! But the company boss does not have to ask himself the question: "Have you done everything to make it easy for your men if they are to come to you or want to?" I have seen and read the "Note" on some company boards on small "o8/l5" sheets: "Consulting hours (.e.g.) every Thursday from l8 - 19 o'clock" or the like. e ee a dr at t da r such writing, which is perhaps already yellowed, does not let any of his men come to him. No, as company chief I also have to go to my men and with a glass of beer or on the rooms of the men in short conversation the trust and mutual understanding will return significantly earlier than in the only official enterprise. But unfortunately it is often the case that the company does not see its boss for days at all and thus alienates itself from him. "The old man has nothing left for us after all", it says then, and thus the foundation for the necessary cooperation has been lost. The M a n n must know that at every hour there is for him and that he can come to him at any time. I can't imagine anything more beautiful than being the boss of a company and being responsible for these men! - There is certainly a lot of work and one must not end his service with the stroke of the bell, because after the end of the service the care of the men must be continued. ./. S.S.ÄA-14z