Nepverhalen op LinkedIn #10 - #amplitie #grand foulard

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Op woensdag 10 augustus 2022 18:49 schreef Ceviche het volgende:

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Het is ook erg overdreven, als hij niet betaald zou krijgen zou hij daar niet werken.

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Monday 1 August my father passed away. I want to honor him with a post about inspirational leadership. While this is a personal post, it is meant to inspire others, just like my father always did.

My father was a mayor of the cities Bloemendaal and later Amstelveen in the Netherlands. During his career he met with many CEO’s of multinationals, and many dignitaries like the emperor of Japan, prime ministers and ministers, ambassadors and members of the royal family, however he never forgot about those that mattered the most, which is the employees of the city hall and the local population.

He was a gifted public speaker, and able to get along with everyone.
With his enthusiasm and his great vocabulary, respect, humor and his true interest in people he was able to inspire audiences and individuals.

He had the unique talent to really be 1 with the team. He was often the pacesetter, but did not shy away taking responsibility and making decisions when needed. He was approachable and especially supported those who needed it the most, at all levels. He inspired and let others shine and succeed. Many current leaders can learn from that.

In business and life it is not about meeting as many executives and leaders as you can. On the contrary, it is meeting those, at all levels, that you can inspire and make a difference for, or those that can make a difference for you and those where you can learn from. Always approach and listen to people with respect and show true interest. Not with arrogance and an attitude.

In one of the newspapers a journalist wrote an in memoriam article with the title, ‘old mayor with sense of humor passed away’. This article and feedback from many others, showed how special and respected he was, by all levels of the society. It was hard not to get along with him, because he was always himself and not pretending. When he was there you would feel safe. He was there for you. He was averse to allures.

I am proud of who he was and what he achieved. For his outstanding work, including many secondary functions, he received several
high decorations, including 2 royal ones (knight, and later promoted to, officer of the order of Orange-Nassau), something that he was very proud. This shows that hard work and leadership will be recognized and rewarded by those that you support. Not in the form of money, but in friendship, respect and recognition, something most important, especially when you look back at the end of your life.

Above all my father was a family man. The entire family, including his 3 granddaughters of 21, 18 and 16, have learned so much from him, which they can use in their personal developments and future life, just like all the others he inspired. They all spoke with tears, great respect, warm feelings and humor at his funeral. He will be missed.

In the spirit of my father: be respectfull, be yourself, inspire others, be kind and take care of each other. Not a bad thing nowadays.

Keep well!

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Op zaterdag 13 augustus 2022 20:46 schreef Federer-fan het volgende:

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Dat "humbled" ook altijd.

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This will be the most vulnerable thing I'll ever share.

I've gone back and forth whether to post this or not.

We just had to layoff a few of our employees.

I've seen a lot of layoffs over the last few weeks on LinkedIn.

Most of those are due to the economy, or whatever other reason.

Ours?

My fault.

I made a decision in February and stuck with that decision for far too long.

Now, I know my team will say that "we made that decision together", but I lead us into it.

And because of those failings, I had to do today, the toughest thing I've ever had to do.

We've always been a people first business. And we always will be.

Days like today, I wish I was a business owner that was only money driven and didn't care about who he hurt along the way.

But I'm not.

So, I just want people to see, that not every CEO out there is cold-hearted and doesn't care when he/she have to lay people off.

I'm sure there are hundreds and thousands of others like me. The ones you don't see talked about. Because they didn't lay off 50 or 500 or 5000 employees.

They laid off 1 or 2 or 3.

1 or 2 or 3 that would still be here if better decisions had been made.

I know it isn't professional to tell my employees that I love them.

But from the bottom of my heart, I hope they know how much I do.

Every single one. Every single story. Every single thing that makes them smile and every single thing that makes them cry.

Their families. Their friends. Their hobbies.

I've always hire people based on who they are as people. People with great hearts, and great souls.

And I can't think of a lower moment than this.

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Op zondag 14 augustus 2022 00:08 schreef Serinde het volgende:

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Ik wil bijna weer een account aanmaken om meer comments te kunnen lezen

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This reeks of narcissism. You laid off people and made it about how it makes you feel. Compose yourself and then get help bro.

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I ask, wouldn't it be better to name the employees you had to fire to help them get a job soon?

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By the looks of it you did those employees a favour.

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Crocodile tears

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Hardest thing

Is to fire someone

Many are deserving

I thought of their families.

Layoffs?

Totally different

You will be back !!

When work

Picks up

Feast or Famine

In the Trades

To be expected

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Seriously....just take it down.
You go to your car or a bar or home and cry your eyes out if that is how you feel. The photo is for some purpose that I don't understand. What do you want?

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Out of interest what do you get out of a post like this?

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Is this an experiment?

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Who stops mid cry and think "man, great time for a photo"

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Can’t help but think about how a man posting this is “brave and vulnerable,” but a woman would be seen as “weak and emotional.” Save it for your therapist- the one you can still afford because you still have a job.

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Op zaterdag 13 augustus 2022 23:29 schreef Vanyel het volgende:

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Ik vond het wat genant maar niet zo indrukwekkend.
Toen zag ik de foto