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Explains that the job of the supervisor includes preventing problems due to a worker's loss of interest in the job. Narration explains "one of the most powerful spurs to production is the interest of the worker in his job." Shows various scenarios…

Presents two scenarios for the first day on the job at a machine tool factory for a new employee, Ed. In the first scenario, the induction is done very poorly and the new worker shows considerable dissatisfaction with his treatment. Ed is left to…

Shows that it is part of the supervisor's duties to observe workers' varying skills and aptitudes and place them in jobs for which they are best suited. "Dramatized cases of five different workers, unsatisfactory in particular jobs, who are…

Returning home from his job at a factory, a father explains to his son over the dinner table the importance of planning before commencing work on a job. "Jeff Harris, plant supervisor, talks to his son, Jimmy, who has built a boat in the basement too…

Bill Todd, a machine tool operator, is promoted to a supervisor position. Using dramatized illustrations, the plant supervisor explains to Bill the meaning of working with people instead of machines. Pointing out that "a supervisor's value is…

Dramatized scenarios in machine shop workplace illustrate problems arising between supervisors. "Larry Daniels fails as a supervisor because he does not recognize the importance of working harmoniously with other people, particularly with his fellow…

Dramatizing a variety of poor workplace supervision practices, the film points out their flaws and suggests better approaches. Narration states "employees new in industry need special attention" and points out tactful approaches for supervisors to…

Narration asks, and answers, the question: "what does a man need to have, outside of experience, to be a good leader?" Supervisors discuss the qualities of good leadership with dramatized workplace scenes to illustrate. A machine operator promoted to…

A USDA production conveying the department's policy recommendations for the development of unusable wetlands into productive agricultural land. Narration explains that, for much of the year, land with "too much water with nowhere to go" is rendered…

Presents problems of soil conservation and overgrazing in the western U.S. Narration states "the problem of saving the grasslands is before us," showing that careless management has resulted in the depletion of this vital natural resource. "This…