that was an enormous force multiplier for the organization. And it took his skill level to, you
know, took us to a completely higher level. And it paid off. Not only that, but it made everybody feel
good and everybody performs better when they feel good. And that was interesting at that time because
we still had that Sergeant Rockyou don’t want to be too close to the people, you -type leadership –
want to keep a distance there so that if you have tell them to charge the machine gun, they’ll charge to
it. And that’s you know (laughter) great. You remember that movie Enemy at the Gates? I
couldn’t help but think at the beginning of that movie when the Russians put the machine guns
behind their gkilled by the Germans or get killed by them. I uys so they’d have to attack. They get
thought about the old leadership style distance yourself, don’t want to appear to be a – you have to
person, don’t show weakness wasn’t 35 years ago, it’s still alive and well today. – it’s not practical. It
There’s still people that start counseling sessions by saying “you’re too close to your people.” I’m not
sure that’s possible, but ... yeah, those would be the Tier 1 mentors – those two people. First guy I still
dguy I still do, many years later. Still see him every on’t have a relationship with him, but the second
now and then. Still in awe of his, you know, I had lunch with him a few weeks ago and I was just
impressed how he talked to the waiter who he didn’t know and could never had known, and how he dealt
with the waiter at our table. But it was just his style that ... and he probably made that guy better (laugh)
by the interaction of our 40whatever. And I’m not capable of that all the time, -minute lunch or
bso that, and I say that’s emotional intelligence ut if I think about it maybe I can be. But anyway, –
understanding that the, if you go through life trying
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