Case 24 Sensitivity

“I’m chained to my present role.”

Bernice is, without question, the most popular and respected employee in her division. She has the rare talent of being able to build meaningful relationships quickly, but she is even better at maintaining them. Her sensitivity to the needs of others is amazing. Co-workers come to her for help on both work-oriented and personal problems, and she seems to have sufficient patience to handle them all.

One fellow employee, however, puts it this way: “Bernice is a pleasure to know and to work with. I sometimes wish she was our supervisor, but I’m afraid the job would chew her up. She is just ...

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