Review of Personal Leadership in Industry

Abstract

Reviews the book, Personal Leadership in Industry by David R. Craig and W. W. Charters (1925). The theory of the book is set forth in the preface. The authors believe that beside "labor problems" and "personnel administration," there exists a further problem, the relation of the executive to the individual worker. The book is not concerned with relations between individuals of equal rank or authority. With this viewpoint, the authors have concentrated on methods. Commendation is due the authors for a very readable book. The purpose of the presentation naturally prevents smoothness of style. The chapter on training where the attitude of the subordinate is used to carry the story seems more appealing to the reviewer. Unfortunately that method does not lend itself to proper self-analysis, which is the main objective. It should prove very useful as a distinct advance over the efforts of popular magazines to show us the successful executive at work with his subordinates. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)