That each man has some special knowledge that fits his environment.
That the skilled worker has a special knowledge for his duties.
We have pointed out the need of a closer relationship between the specialists. That they are all interdependent and must cooperate.
In setting forth the importance of the worker we must remember the equal importance of every other member of a well-balanced industry.
Lay directors and even lay chief officers are not necessarily a menace or even burdens, if they have a fair conception of human nature and the importance of each element in an organization, and the full necessity of coordination of all.
They should know, however, that every man should be paid first in cash and second in honor, appreciation, esteem, good will inspiration, commendation for his good work and good qualities, careful consideration of his troubles and a genuine knowledge that his interests are being justly considered.
INVENTION
The following chapter is given in its original form as a lecture to the Engineering Society of the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Its value in furnishing a side-light on the subject of habit, to which the preceding chapters have been more directly applicable, lies in its emphasis on the importance of the inventor (or designer, if you prefer) having clearly before him at all times the effect of habits of thought and action both in himself and in all others. These modes must be both conserved and combated in himself when building up favorable mental state. He must build on habit in order to have his mind continue in its application to a chosen subject, and he must combat any tendency to follow habit lines of thought that may have been established by observation of the older forms or methods. His inventions must be of a kind that will be readily made, sold, and used by men whose habits of thought and action he cannot readily change.
This should be of value not only to the designer, but also to those who direct or co-operate with him.