My daughter and two granddaughters vacationed with us for two months this summer. These kids, mine and hers gave me a lot of hope for the future. Not so much the one we’re leaving them as the one they’ll create. And I was again reminded that when I started at the Golden Nugget, the boss suggested my title be “Daddy” – because he believed that managers and supervisors should work with employees like parents deal with their kids. Meaning you may have to say no from time to time, but you’ll always love and support them. Meaning your job is to help them be all they can be, even when that takes you more than you expected. Meaning at the end of the day you get them back around the dinner table to review what’s happened and what’s planned. Meaning, employees, like children, are apt to live up to what you believe of them. That belief and support will help them get through the best and worst of times and, no matter what, you’ll always be there for them. Knowing that someone cares is an important component of learning to care for yourself. Be there for your employees today.
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (1912 – 2007): First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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