CHAPTER 3Be a Trusted Boss

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Seated in the courtyard of a sports bar during a playoff game in the home city of one of the teams, I was part of an energetic crowd that Sunday. Although we’d come for something quick to eat, we caught glimpses of a play now and then as home-team enthusiasts roared approval during the first half.

When a man sat next to us with two friends, ordered a pitcher of beer, and maneuvered around to glimpse the game, we barely noticed. But when he hassled the waitress every few minutes trying to intimidate her into getting him a table closer to the TV when none existed, his rudeness and her discomfort drew our attention. Growing ...

Get Trust, Inc. now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.