a CEO I know who found out that the benefits package for employees was going to cost less than they had budgeted for. Instead of just reducing the line item on the budget like his benefits VP wanted to do, he said, “We have planned for this cost, budgeted for it, and we can afford it. It was always for the employees. So let’s take the extra money and put it toward their retirement funding.” He was the kind of person who was more than neutral toward his employees. He was “for” his agenda of making a profit, and he was also “for” his employees, representing their interests even when they were
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