The Detroit times., 1915-08-24
Psychic COntagi0n.
81 ~. ApolNGToN BRUCE
Author %, The Riddle or Personality"
Psychology and ParcH'haof, etc

That subtle force psychic ccuiaaion. which
has ITS roots .u tle tendency "f .HWan beings
20 initiate one another Be- cit'h ara Faiinlrll IN
evidence, fla bualrc4s Iife f lH force Naith must
Doe reckoned with by 'yrrs employer oi iaD"f.
4 business man ot my acquaintance. 'h' h'ad
OF "a small brokerage Hrni. once '"aIpttih'I 10
mo of incompctcucy uf his office staff
at seems 20 me- be- COS. 'ua'a biL'fi,
"tbaf have I'm ms office ltr worst -ct OF we
roramuses in the street AT DAY lhtF nave
been making mistake. and all dA} iAet nave
been sulklng and growing
This has been going uu Tor n.afp o week,
and cant stand On much iouecf yer dHnt
SEQ how / could replace thcm Poor ar ii'y
arc they know my business a7 no newcomer
In reality he had most coupeIeut staf ITO
knew IL. and { knew IL, and could plainly see
that he was puzzled 10 account tor ih' 'i'ta-
ton that had developed in bus Office therefore
' abou, yourself all wtakr Have sou
been growing as wcll MS thet' Were sou. bE
any chance the first % grool-
TRY to recall exactly the events of day
when their irritability first Impressed itself on
You will find think that YOU nrta4 that.
day IN a bad temper yuur-@it foH F-8H+Hiy
sailed into the office boy. s'oitra t. t.uug
rainier. and perhaps found rulr sriIy
you will also find IN an likelihood Inat you
have nursed your crouch pretty ai'"H.t ever
since n so. you may dopcnd ou 30 tHa' you
have infected your staff with your efn3tI.u..s
The sooner you begin smiling again. f'o soouarl
things viii 20 smoothly With your Staff ALSO
Nv friend was silent feW mumnaf
Il don't know but what your" right Boo adj
mittod business hasn't been altogether briskI
and / may have been a little shor. tempered NJ
guess I'd better got a grip ON MYSELF. audi gfsi
my staff the sunshine medicine you rea0m.l
mend"
"Grouchiness. In fact is one Of thc mos. ,1n.l
,aglous Of mental states and is continually .n.I
fecting offices factories. and stores. Hib moreI
or less disastrous consequence. Almg .n-l
fectous az lazinoss
m an employer whose work brings hm Inl
close personal touch with mis- employee. a1ed
about his duties I'm listles8 way hc Urcd notI
be surprised 10 find hie employee Eolda.1a-'I
likewise. Tho Same effect results from contact
between Tho employees and la1y MANAGER
superintendent, or other rcprcgcHtatV. 0t thsI
employer.
For that matter. az many obscrtant baarestl
men can testify the presence of 20 -iIsI. azg
dawdllng employc can. through thf fafr. ~
psychic contagion. lower thc efficiency a. s1lI
entire shop. Uncorsciouely the o'I.f .Hrfss n
adopt 30 some extent the dawdlnE l od|
their lazy felldwcmploye. II
| IT, however iu that samc shops, t.-,. Il,vl
worker Is dismissed and his place y .t,. t M
worker Of unusual energy, marked .rasI
iu the shops efficiency is likely to l0iI.r
For psychic contagiun works both a. uuI
man beings tend 90 initiate what S. GOOD aa
we'll what is bad This fact employers of Ial
Dor ought 10 keep firmly IN mind
/ II they remember 10 and act ON g. 20 nav
mean 10 them The difference between 4gr-os.
J and failure In their business enterprise