Rule 71
Caspian Woods, from Acorns – How to build your brilliant from scratch.
Another manager I worked with stayed late, got in early, skipped lunch and kept his head down and grafted every second he was there. Guess who got promoted over him? Yep, Bob again from Rule 70 Mr. Cool Dude.
One’s of Bob’s favourite lines, to me anyway, was, ‘Go Home, Rich, go home. You’ve got a young family, go home and see them before they forget what you look like. Either that or send them a photo before they rally forget. ‘Naturally I went home. As did Bob, a lot. In fact he was at work so little he got promoted again. His secret? His team, of which I was one, would have done anything for him. We went that extra mile. We would never have willingly let him down. Bob inspired loyalty in his staff in a way I’ve rarely seen since. He made all of us feel grown-up, trusted, treated in a respectful way. He never shouted, abused, put upon, demanded, overworked, humiliated his team. I never saw him have to discipline anyone, ever. He was charismatic and charming, cool and relaxed. He cooked us all like small fish.
He said his secret was his family. For them he worked. He adored his children and would rather have been home with them than working. His love for them showed and he wore the badge of happy family man with great pride. He talked a lot about his kids and his wife and was obviously very happy with them.
He never stayed late because that would have been disloyal to his number-one priority – his family. This gave him great depth. He was well rounded and balanced. He was at ease with himself . He had nothing to prove at work because he was content at home. I’ve worked with some complete bastards and I can say the only thing they all had in common was bad home life. Their base camp was corrupt and it showed. So, my dear friend, go home.
“Managing Yourself
The rules of Management by Richard Templar”
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