Never listen when two men are holding a conversation. Reply to all letters at once. Delay is unbusinesslike. In asking for information from any one, inclose a stamp for reply. When you call on a man on business, transact it as quickly as you can.
Busy people have no time to waste.
When you pay out money, if it be a large sum, insist upon the person's counting it in your presence. On the other hand, never receive a sum of money without counting it in the presence of the one from whom you receive it. If an employer has occasion to reprove one in his employ, he should do so privately. A kind, forbearing manner will accomplish more than a pompous, churlish tone. A little interest shown in the welfare of employes, will win more valuable service from them.