Presentation Film ([1955]?, sound)

we in mutual benefit have a strong conviction that this can best be done through strengthening the capabilities of those who are and will be responsible for the management of our business while many men possess innate qualities of leadership any other qualities are acquired through training in business as in life itself man seek security of physician as well as of individual Prestige and well-being we believe that the only true security lies within man himself and his ability to meet the many requirements of his business position many firms today have adopted training programs to assist men in acquiring management or job skills we have done so in our company you may have done so in yours such programs are usually flexible being expanded or contracted as new techniques are discovered in an attempt to determine what contribution we might best make to the strengthening of the American Business System it seemed to us that the expenditure of one Capital son plus the time and the effort by one company for material helpful in management training would be that most valuable service we ask ourselves what logical connection there might be between such a program and the life insurance business in two extensive Nationwide surveys over 85 percent of all Executives queried told us that a financially sound employee one who has carefully planned for his Financial Security was a greater asset to the business if this is clearly established as a fact then it would seem that one important element of training has been neglected in the preparation and the use of management training programs most of us already involve ourselves in the financial affairs of our employees through assistance in the form of pension plans and Group Insurance coverages of many types government has done so through the social security system however having the initiative and the ability to provide personally procured Financial Security helps a man to realize the true satisfaction of individual accomplishment if Financial soundness contributes to the strength of key people in your organization than many of the AIDS financial planning into the selection of the best investment media to be used in the plan could have a proper place in your training programs we're not training experts for the skills of management but we did employ some of the finest talent in the training field to assist in designing basic materials for training your key people after carefully pre-testing it and down to earth field conditions we offer this program to you as a public service the program has three purposes first it is designed to help stimulate New Attitudes among your supervisory personnel to move them to a realization of the need for continuing growth second to equip them with the skills and the knowledge they need to put these attitudes to work for more effective job performance and better relations with others and finally the material includes as I previously mentioned the element of financial planning I think the best way to give you an idea of how the program approaches its goals would be to show you in a few brief scenes from its most important medium a film we have called the time is now here we meet clay Warren a management man like some of your management men as he faces a decision of great importance to his company and to himself well I'm afraid I just don't understand what you're driving at clay look Dave we've come a long way we hit a few rough spots sure we got over them we made it to here but if I take this new job tomorrow and I bust it no no I don't say yes tomorrow that's all that's final I don't gamble without security like all of us clay Warren weighs the pros and cons of his choice against the background of personal experiences the lifetime pattern that has made him what he is his hopes and fears for the future Rosie vripas r o s i v r e p u s Rosie breakfast you've been looking at supervisor so long you can say it backwards backwards maybe that's what's wrong with the way you've been thinking how far you've come instead of how far you can go the things he sees and hears as well as those he remembers the big things and the little ones all hair bearing on his problem and its solution listen pal you ain't gonna make brass well princess who is oh for instance um beanie ah never so what's wrong with Feeney me it wasn't worked for him when Feeney looks down the line he don't see men operating machines he sees machines operate machines beanie's got absolutely no respect for the guy on a job there's only one thing Feeney respects Feeney in the end like all decisions it comes down to the man what he can find within himself about himself the time is now clay Warren for decision for yes for no now it is up to you alone alone clay Warren's answer and the way he finds it shows how a man can make use of everything he does and learns to gain true security and how in turn such security Builds an attitude that will help him to meet his leadership responsibilities with more success and personal satisfaction to capitalize on the impact of the time is now we have prepared special training film sequences each devoted to a specific area of management responsibility the development of craftsmanship planning teamwork and other similar capabilities we've added reference booklets and self-help Aids on some of the day-to-day problems of your management here for example is one on Communications here's another unincreasing Personnel leadership effectiveness and here's still another and helping your own employees develop their best potentials so you can put this program these materials to work most effectively a complete conference Leader's guide with all the information that your own training people may need to carry out the program and adapt it to your particular requirements however for the financial planning unit we offer well-trained men to conduct a session on another film and another materials devoted to this particular subject because it lies within our special area we have been careful to prepare it with the greatest possible objectivity if any of your employees are motivated to wish individual assistants our service may or may not be sought in any event you will have a better employee for as having planned his financial future more solidly our representative who is with you today can best outline the details of the program we offer it as a service to our commonly shared interest in the way of life from which business and its people draw their strength it's been a pleasure to talk with you for these few minutes thank you