FRIENDS.

Source :: Forbes; 8/10/1918, Vol. 2 Issue 9, p310-310, 1p
Publication Year :: 1918
Abstract: The article focuses on the importance of friends in attaining success in business. It explores the benefits to a person of having friends among his peers and from being friendly to the public in relation to his career. It discusses the reasons behind top executives' tendency to first consider the people they know when looking for a successor or an appointee. Examples of successful businessmen who benefited from having friends, such as Frank A. Vanderlip and Henry Ford, are presented.