Have you ever had the privilege of working with a manager that everyone loved?
One that excelled at everything he touched?
One with exceptionally high EQ?
You may not have reported directly to him. Though he would always stop, say hi and was genuinely interested in how you were going.
That person for me was Ray.
I did not work directly with him, though everyone who did just loved him.
They always went above and beyond for him and would remain friends with him, long after they had stopped working together.
In the early 90’s, the company where we worked went into Receivership. Most of the leadership team went into survival and had this big power play going on.
Ray continued excelling at what he did.
Unfortunately, he became the scape goat when the Receivers decided the leadership team needed to shrink.
Everyone was surprised and upset.
Though none more so than Ray.
He had an extremely hard time getting another Senior Manager Role, which was surprising as he was only in his mid-fifties.
Over the next few years his health suffered greatly. He was then investing a lot of his assets in trying to gain it back.
Unfortunately, he ended up with cancer and died not long after. Ray’s life was cut short way too early.
Though I believe that through watching the way Ray’s many loss events unfolded for him, he is the reason you are reading this email.
Yes, Ray indirectly assisted me to choose a better pathway. Prior to my son Dan’s passing, my greatest fear was being made redundant.
Over the next few years his health suffered greatly. He was then investing a lot of his assets in trying to gain it back.
Unfortunately, he ended up with cancer and died not long after. Ray’s life was cut short way too early.
Though I believe that through watching the way Ray’s many loss events unfolded for him, he is the reason you are reading this email.
Yes, Ray indirectly assisted me to choose a better pathway. Prior to my son Dan’s passing, my greatest fear was being made redundant.
I knew how good I was at my job and I also thought maybe my ego would not cope. Maybe because I knew that even though I was a wife, mother and friend, 85% of my life was fulfilled through my job. (Quite ridiculous when I look back at this, now!)
Though after living through a Mother’s Worst Nightmare, when the time came 15 months later for me to choose redundancy, I knew that my life was about to take a new path.
A better path.
I am eternally grateful to Ray. He did it tough.
Mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, his family and friends suffered along with him.
He was never really the same man after losing his much-loved role. I learned a lot from him. He is why I went looking for a better way to move beyond any kind of loss to create a better way of life.
As I mentioned he is the reason you are reading this email. If you know of anyone who is currently suffering from a redundancy, please be a fabulous friend and forward them this email. You may even save their life!
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With love and gratitude,
