7 Things You Should Say to a Good Boss
“Noooooooo! What are you doing?” the young public relations Lieutenant screamed as he ran towards me.
“I thought if I told the helicopters to fly low and directly over us it would be a great shot for the news crew!” I said.
Later that day as I stood at attention in front of the commanding officer recounting the event he laughed a little and said “OK, I see you were trying to do a good thing for us. Good initiative.”
I had just caused a public relations issue as a Marine when a local Filipino news crew was doing a story on joint military exercises disturbing the tranquility and peace in a certain area of the island we were on.
I’d just given them the ultimate money shot as two huge CH-53 Helicopters flew directly over us in a tornado explosion of dust, wind, and debris.
My boss asked me why I did what I did. I said I thought the news crew was doing a story on the Filipino/U.S. cooperation and I wanted to give them some great shots to improve their story. He respected that — he even laughed it off. That’s how good bosses are. They just want to hear why you decided to do something whether it worked or not. If your “why” is well-intentioned and thought out honestly, even if you mess up, they can…
