The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-07
What Makes a Woman
Successful in Business?
Here Are Some Quick Answers-and You Coulo nave
Thousand More Success Is Not Easy

young "S"N~ N1O
complished business
hat do YOU consider THE qualities that make up success
employed to work for Others and IN woman
owning business managing her employees ana re-
sponsble for the success of an enterprise?
The young in question has worked as employed anu
as EMPLOYER Now she resting with firscass husband
Here are her answers will interest the millions OF
women who work and other millions who would like to
work and independent if they knew how to get at IT,
First said she, you must know great differ
ence between working for yourself and working Tor otner
There's as much difference between employer and an
empoye between entire pie and one piece cut out
The emulove must have certain qualities need
sary have ALL of the qualities that make up successful
business working for herself
working for another for instance these are
First she must be PLEASANT IN literal meaning of the
word pleasant, which is, lone that pleases another
Second must be neat agreeable to look at All the
better for her if standing with three other women the
intelligent customer walks to her first rather nan
to the others ),
If she pleases the is pleased and that is the
foundation of commercial prosperity.
quick The only real property tnat we nave
whether clerks owners, is TIME
ANY woman who wastes her time wastes her money and
that employer just certainly as though she were
dropping money the floor and not picking it up
Third she have politeness which is something more
than pleasantness
To be pleasant not to offend.
But be polite means to go out of your
way to do other wishes It consdea
ton the feelings of others means understanding the
emotions the weaknesses the desires of others.
Give pleasant disposition quickness in action and polite
ness and you have good, competent clerk
But for the woman who is to RUN business you need
She must be quick without neglecng careful inspection of
everything that she does with her quickness.
She be able to THINK while she acts That is not
always easy.
She must combine knowledge men, with reasonable
rcon not know, and yet not much
picion as to make herself the object of suspicion.
She fight of course against particular quality in
which makes them feel that it is always right to cheat
woman if they
EFon hove almost shanne let
money and keep itand good deal of their time
spent when they deal with business in developing plans
for relieving them of their money.
woman employing others must make it her business to
understand those that work under her You often
find business business thoroughly acquainted
with the machinery Oh tne business Inc elevatOls ne
the really IMPORTANT MACHINERY which is the collection
of human beings whose combined Intelligence and good or bad
qualities accomplish the work.
There is not business the any that hasn
standing behind its counters sitting at it's desks men and
women great capacity GOING TO WASTE because of lack
Of understanding.
You would think little of diamond
the value of every stone in his place. who did not know
the stone with flaws and the pure white stone
An employer who does not know the value of his working
people diamond merchant that cant tell the difference
between white old mine stone and one with touch of
yellow.
The good empoye as valuable ruby crown
of an Indian Raiah employee should be encouraged
developed supplied with opportunity and brought forward with
gratitude and appreciation diamond polisher when he
gets rough stone works and makes the thing that
you glistenng woman's breast.
There is the epoye faint yellow offcoor touch
you know he'll be the really fine gem
your collection But he has his value him every chance
develop him far he will go. wise diamond hunter
doesn't throw away stone because there bit of yellow
in it.
Above ALL the who employs Others whether they be
women, must first of all KNOW HERSELF.
you badtempered you must know it and try to
troll at least hide it.
If at certain hour of the day you get tired your temper
leaves you and you give short and do not hear-o
into your office and rest.
You must not let imperfect machine be in your
business and interfere with it, If you that
coming poor machine-cloe for repairs awhile
tend to yourself.
So spoke wise successful business
There million opportunities for United
States-more than million. Women going more
and more important in business