THE NEED OF NEW LEADERS

He can develop himself and as many of his
employees as possible.

Our ideal, as a nation, should be to develop
as many kinds of ability as possible, and to
develop these to the highest point. We do not
want the mass production of people. We do
not want Britons to think and act alike. We
do not want uniformity. That is a Chinese
ideal, which 1s now being adopted by the
United States.

The free and complete development of the
individual, according to his aptitudes—that is
what our policy should be in Great Britain.

We are being hammered into uniformity by
legislation, schools, universities, public opinion
and the daily press. We should resist this,
harmmering process. The greatness of every
nation depends upon the development of great
individuals. We do not want to be like ants
and bees. We want variety—freedom—
originality.

In all our big companies, there is too much
attention paid to system, and too little attention
paid to the development of ability. Differentiation—that
 is the secret of progress. How few
Managing Directors realize this! The most
perfectly organized firm is the one which has
the highest percentage of skilled specialists,
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