In honor of his passing, here’s my favorite George H.W. Bush story.
Years ago, George and Barbara Bush were invited to speak at one of our Employee of the Year celebrations and he wanted to assist in presenting the award. The winner that year was a young Laotian woman whose family emigrated to the US after the Vietnam war: they were grateful for their new lives here and hoped to be able to someday formally express their thanks. When the winner was announced and invited to the stage, she brought her mother and father with her to receive the award: after the presentation, her father bowed, took the former President’s hand, and kissed it in appreciation for all the excellent opportunities that America had given them. The room became silent: The Bushes, and nearly everyone else in the audience, had tears in their eyes. It was one of those times when we had the chance to offer something special and used that opportunity to create a very poignant moment, and memory. Look for a chance to do something special for someone today.
Steven Paul Jobs (1955 – 2011): American business magnate, investor, and chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and co-founder of Apple Inc.
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