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dancingtongue · 80-89, M
Verbally: a former member of my staff and I were having lunch to celebrate the publishing of his first book. He said "I always thought you would be the first of us to publish a book. You were the fastest, best writer I have ever known. I have seen faster; I have seen better. But never anyone who came close to you when it comes to the combination."
Non-verbally: My staff and I had just weathered a long strike with national attention, handling news media from small local to national network. They had been scattered all over Northern California in different cities and facilities, some in facilities they barely knew. I had been the hub, in constant contact with the management negotiating team, crafting talking points & contingencies, available to consult day and night. I held an appreciation luncheon for their work in the field, and got my boss and our CEO to both attend and thank them. My boss spoke, and they applauded. The CEO spoke, and they applauded.
I rose to give my thanks, and they rose spontaneously and gave me a standing ovation that lasted a minute or so, but seemed longer.
It had a lasting impression on the CEO. On two later occasions as I was being interviewed for promotions, he kept coming back to that asking why I thought they had done that. Apparently he had never seen employees who appreciated the job their supervisor had done to that extent.
Non-verbally: My staff and I had just weathered a long strike with national attention, handling news media from small local to national network. They had been scattered all over Northern California in different cities and facilities, some in facilities they barely knew. I had been the hub, in constant contact with the management negotiating team, crafting talking points & contingencies, available to consult day and night. I held an appreciation luncheon for their work in the field, and got my boss and our CEO to both attend and thank them. My boss spoke, and they applauded. The CEO spoke, and they applauded.
I rose to give my thanks, and they rose spontaneously and gave me a standing ovation that lasted a minute or so, but seemed longer.
It had a lasting impression on the CEO. On two later occasions as I was being interviewed for promotions, he kept coming back to that asking why I thought they had done that. Apparently he had never seen employees who appreciated the job their supervisor had done to that extent.