Manahan, “Manny" <br/><br/>
Report of meetings : April 30, 1953 / 
“Manny” Manahan 
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<br/><br/> The Rotary Balita no. 720 (May 7, 1953)  
<br/><br/> "It is not enough that man in industry be well fed, clothed and housed. His social and personal needs must also be met." declared Stanley W. G. Lehman, general manager of the Standard Vacuum Oil Company.  He stated that the enterprise, to be successful in its relations, must discharge social functions. He said that the employee must not feel that he is a mere cog in a machine and that he must be integrated with the enterprise not only as a worker but importantly as a citizen.  Lehman admitted that his company has had its ups and downs in this area under the rapidly evolving conditions of the post war years and no one would be so rash as to predict that the future will be all serenity and understanding. He gave four broad drives which are all inter-related.  First, there is man's sense of dignity, his self respect. He knows he has certain rights and these he expects others to respect. He desires opportunity to advance and to show his real capabilities.  Second, there is the need for the affection and esteem of others. Man wishes to be considered a good fellow by his friends He craves recognition of his importance as a personality by both employer and associates.  Thirdly, man needs a feeling of security. This is closely allied to the first two, because self assurance and the esteem of others are necessary to a feeling of social security, and the other side of security is partly economic and looks to the future rather than to the present.  Fourthly, man is moved by his social instincts. This again is related to the other three drives, for they in turn, contribute to man's tendency to associate with those who have similar interests, those with whom they are thrown together and to develop teamwork in pursuing common ends. In communicating with employees, he said, great care must be taken to ensure that management's ideas are conveyed in their original meaning and in comprehensible form. He added that it is only too easy for a message from management to become so colored in its passage through several layers of authority by various interpretations supervisors at each level place upon it, that it finally reaches the employee distorted and with the little resemblance to what was originally intended.  Lehman continued that good communication must be considered an absolute prerequisite to any real progress in dealing with the human equation in industry. He further stated that the means by which communication is improved will in themselves uncover and correct many of the management employee relations' ills which proceed from lack of understanding on both sides.  He pointed out that full recognition must be given to unions to the fact that responsible unions do have a definite place in meet. ing the needs of the workers. He claimed that unions are great force in modern industry and enlightened employee relations policies, provide for promoting good understanding between the union and management. Gene Puyat was the finemaster. I Icasiano, the new president of the Philippine Medical Association, was fined ₱40.00. For the expansion of their business, Washington Sycip and Fred Velayo were fined ₱50.00 each. Jack Preysler celebrated his natal day by distributing free San Miguel beer to the Rotarians. He was fined ₱20.00 Bill Saussotte was given a big round of applause for his donation of khaki cloth to the Boy Scouts of Tondo. The donation was worth ₱300.00. Others fined were Peter Lim, ₱20.00; Pepe Tiosejo, ₱30.00; Ramon Ordoveza, ₱20.00 and Joe Olbes, ₱50.00.