Follow The Leader (1960s)

oh [Music] Charlie we've had our eye on you for quite a while watching you work seeing how you get along with people noticing how you think things through and you've passed every test with flying colors in fact you've done so well that we're taking your job away from you I mean Charlie you were making you a supervisor from now on you're in charge you'll be communicating evaluating coaching helping suggesting training getting things done through people people from other departments people from management people in your own section people alongside you above you below you in short Charlie you're a leader well what do you say [Music] a leader Charlie a leader a leader a leader trying to figure out what kind of a leader to be a Charlie wondering how to get people to follow you maybe you ought to be happy gol lucky Good Time Charlie that'll make him like you that Charlie what a sense of humor never hear unpleasant word from Charlie Good Old Charlie well maybe you ought to be well informed Charlie the wise that'll win their respect ask Charlie he knows all the answers that Charlie's a good thinker you can always depend on Charlie or maybe you ought to be tough decisive Charlie the great get him to obey you with no questions asked Charlie's strict as they come but he's fair when Charlie says do it he means do it Charlie knows how to keep people in line or maybe Charlie you shouldn't be thinking about who you're going to be maybe you should be thinking about where you're going to go your purpose your objectives that's the first thing a good leader needs Charlie a good strong sense of direction without it he can't lead anybody anywhere except into confusion [Music] once he knows where he's headed once he's clear about the job he's got to do and why he's on the road to leadership he drives for production getting the job done he drives for efficiency getting it done with the least possible cost in time money and effort he drives through efficient production for the satisfaction of company goals its standards its leadership its future and once he's got his objectives clear he can begin to lead other people toward it and he falls into line with others who have the same objectives are headed in the same direction he takes his place in a formation a Communications Network on the Move every station sending and receiving essential information Acme is talking about an across the board reduction in price materials expected last week aren't here yet reservation ticket office airport passengers no longer allowed entry big Bo without Visa original invoice shows that order was placed for commissary requesting special meal service is follows for important groups model number 814 is being outsold because of outmoded fras the network keeps all its stations informed of changes and conditions up ahead calls for adjustments to accommodate advises that instructions be passed on down the line so that the formation as a whole can maintain consistent Direction speed and altitude of course a strong sense of direction and purpose is just the first thing a leader has to have it's important for him to know where he's going but it's just as important for him to be sure that he's got the energy it takes to get there his own individual energy isn't enough what he needs to draw on is the full energy of the group the energy of the group that's what makes things go that's what gets things done all that human energy at your disposal skills brains talents your job is to direct it coordinate it organize it to do the work that has to be done but before you can use it the energy of the group has to be available available for work available to do the job lost energy energy that's allowed to dissipate it can let you down and hard how does energy get lost it happens for many reasons sometimes it gets blocked locked up inside how many times do I have to explain don't you ever get anything right Frozen energy congealed by fear St stupid careless you ought to be fired chilled by criticism immobilized by doubt sometimes productive energy simply Goes Up in Smoke he gives me all the Dirty Jobs and gives all the good assignments to his buddies but just wait one of these days I'll get my chance and when I do I'm going to make that Supervisor pay energy burned up by resentment over favoritism and unfair practices in some cases energy just melts away nobody even knows I'm alive never a word about whether I'm doing my job right or wrong well I guess it doesn't matter my job's not important I'm not important energy draining away through neglect dying of lack of motivation and think of all the productive energy that's lost in clashes between co-workers tugs of war between departments Petty skirmishes up and down the line all that waste doesn't just happen Charlie it's caused brought about by methods of supervision that never really worked and which are now obsolete this species was known as The Empire Builder if I can make my job seem mysterious and complicated arrange things so nobody can understand them I'll be indispensable his method was to Hold Back Essential information from his employees but as it worked out he held himself back trying to hold others down he brought about his own downfall the loudmouth fault finder his method was to scare intelligent people into acting stupid when stupidity went out of style he went with it the one man banned never delegated anything tried to do it all himself you'll have it first thing in the morning I'm doing it myself no I'll take care of it myself I'll write it read it answer it correct it he died of organizational complexity strangled by incoming call the credit Grabber was just the opposite never did a thing just claimed all the credit when things went right when they went wrong he generously shared the blame [Music] this is a recording I'm sorry the number you have reached is not a working number he was reclassified as dead wood no one has ever come to claim him I'm sorry the number you have reached is not a working number the world moved on and they never noticed till too late that yesterday was done for you're a new kind of leader Charlie brought into being by new conditions New Growth new speed need new competition new ways of doing things conditions that demand new kinds of knowledge new flexibility new skill in dealing with human [Music] beings well what basic equipment will you need first a comprehensive knowledge of your product accurate and up toate second a steady eye on your objective I production efficiency company standards and third the understanding that these can only be achieved by making the best use of all the energies at your [Music] disposal by maintaining discipline in a positive constructive [Music] way by giving people the recognition they deserve and need by Distributing rewards with Justice and without favor by developing your people's strength through training and then giving them responsibilities in keeping with their growing aptitudes because in the last analysis their strength is yours leadership is the art of directing other people's mind Minds toward a goal [Music]