I was on a temporary assignment, about 500 miles from home. My infant son had been admitted to the hospital and his condition was getting worse. I called my boss and told him I was getting on a plane home. He told me to stay put. I still remember his exact words.
"Look," he said, "I really need you there. And you can pray for your kid just as well from Cleveland as you can from next to his bed."
I thought, "I'll never treat someone like that."
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2 comments:
I worked for a boss who told me I'd learn a lot, even from bad bosses. He turned out, like the one you mention, to be the one who taught me the most of the 'don't do this' variety.
Larry,
I don't think I've ever met a bad boss who was introspective enough to realize it.
Michael
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