Three Musts 9! in Administrators Q UALIT1ES required in traffic administrators
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were defined by Mr. R. P. Bowyer, chairman of the Institute of Traffic Administration, in addresses at Liverpool and Manchester last week.
Hesaid the outcome of Britain's present difficulties depended first and last on administration, and particularly traffic administration, The success of the British Transport Commission's "empire," depended on top-level management. The tone was set at the top by men who were at peesent there, but success would perhaps depend, above all, on the leaders of the future.There was an urgent need to train capable administrators in national economic service.
In Mr. Bowyer's opinion., a great administrator must have judgment, personality, and common sense. He must be intelligent, but keep his feet on the ground. He must like people, have a zest for life,be well balanced, have -a broad back and a sense of pro/portion, as well as a sense of 'humour.
He thought that these -qualities must be inborn, .although they could be developed and brought into perspective.
Social intercourse between members of the transport prefession must be developed. to make executives and the rank and file think well of each other. A great deal could be done in this respect through the medium of sport.
Mr. Bowyer submitted that there was
hidden talent in the ranks of transport. He preferred that, on promotion, men should be transferred to other undertakings of similar class, so that they could fully develop their qualities.
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