Chapter 6

Kristi is absolutely amazed at how Brad manages things here, given his limited experience in corporate affairs. She knows that Brad is an outstanding leader, a guy. boys always take matters into their own hands, like his father, but in a unique setting

Brad continued, "Despite what Chuck seems to be thinking, I'm not stupid yet.... but I am I'm going to work on this," he jokes. I encourage you to get to know your business, but it will take time to do so and since Chuckie is no longer there it should be easier for you. . I also challenge you to get to know your new vice president more quickly. "

" Thank you for trusting me Brad, and I agree, you are not stupid," said Larry, his attitude and his interactions with the company's employees. I tried. gathered as much business intelligence from him as possible before firing him, but his performance today broke my chain of career acceptance.Today will be his last. at this company because if you hadn't fired him I would have... But I feel like you knew very early on that you were going to, didn't you? " "I did, Larry and that's why I wanted to talk to Helen."

"You know when and how?"

"He seemed to me to be upset about something when we met outside. When he walked into your office, he never even smiled or said anything. But when he tried, he tried to kick my staff out of the office, my blood boils. His opening statement has no empathy for humanity, let alone my employees. He didn't ask anyone anything, just barked orders, "he answered.

Mr. Weber ..."

"Brad, Larry, or you'll force me to throw myself over the cliff" a smile .

Helen, Kristi and Jeni smile. Larry smiled after seeing the others laugh.

"Sorry, Brad. I am impressed by your professionalism and especially by your performance in handling Little. I've never seen anyone handle this better than you. This is an impressive professional performance on your part. "

"You've shown everyone here who is a true pro and earned my respect as the owner of the Packard Empire, despite being only 23 years old," he said with a laugh. " I look forward to a great future with the Packard Empire and, based solely on my observations, I can say that you are wise after all these years,” said Larry

. Thank you Larry. I'm very touched by your compliments... I know you don't hire Chuck, but I don't want that attitude or personality to work in this company. I would remove them myself if I had to, but you are welcome to do so for me. Also, when you have her replacement on board, I want you to call me," Brad said. Ms. Miner has full ownership of my work phone and will provide you with my contact details. "

" Also, if you don't mind being nice, make sure Chuck's secretary, and anyone else with inside information, has no contact with Chuck. I don't know why someone would do this on purpose, but it's just me. "

" For your information," Larry said, "Chuck's secretary, Angie, resigned about a month ago. She lasted the longest. We couldn't find anyone to replace her, who was willing to work with Chuck for more than two hours before they left, but I'm taking care of that," he said with a laugh.

" Helen. I was shocked when she filed it. resignation. I thought she was nice to Chuck, but she forced me to answer. Luckily for me, Helen agreed to wait for him," Larry said mockingly

" Mr. Weber. "

" Yes, Helen. "

" I want to thank you for not firing Mr. Strait. It's my opinion that he doesn't deserve it, though his own opinion. Also thanks for not firing me. For a minute at that point, I thought I was walking to the door with Mr. Strait. "

" It's okay, Helen. I never thought of firing you. I'm serious about what I told you. I wouldn't fire the right people, but under the right circumstances, I wouldn't hesitate to fire the right people. I hope Chuck is the last person I need to fire," Brad said and punched her, but my biggest fear right now is that there might be more. "

Larry focused on Brad and went on to say, "Brad, I want to ask you a personal question, maybe two, and give you the right to decline if you don't answer."

"Of course, Larry, ask."

“After Little attacks you, you make sure everyone is okay and I commend you for that. Then you go to your employees and give them a hug. I know you told them something, but I couldn't hear. "

" I just asked them if they feel better Larry ", Brad replied

" Okay. I was just wondering... To me, your behavior is a bit... unorthodox. I have never seen anyone hug someone in a professional setting, especially at the senior management level. So my question to you is why are you hugging your employees, about everything? Larry asked.

"Good question, Larry," Brad said with a smile and sat up straight in his chair. "It's also a load question. The short answer is because they need someone to pick me up to help them take some of the fear they're feeling, but it goes beyond that. Long answer. , I'll try to be as brief as I can and my staff will help explain."

"The three owners are in the process of establishing an agreement with all current staff assistants. First and foremost, our wish is that they are happy working for us and for the Packard Empire."

"For obvious reasons, we don't want our employees to be scared at work. A previous incident that scared them is my natural response, as a friend and leader. religion, is to help them feel better. Due to our current relationship, this process starts with a hug and it's just one tool in my arsenal that I can use to help remove fear and in return happy employees. happy together. A hifive, or any variation thereof, is something else. It's not a definitive solution, but it's a good start. I want them to know that I support them for the tremendous support they have given us. "

" My two employees and I were a small group of three that we officially named Team Brad. I volunteer to be the leader of this group. I own... after all, and...so, I think...it suits me...maybe... to take on that role, although...I've never done it before," Brad said, hesitantly several times.

Kristi and Jeni giggled. So did Larry and Helen.

" That's right, so stop giggling…” he said, smiling at his staff as they straightened up.

They knew he was playing with them. Larry and Helen are also smiling. They also understood that Brad was playing with them.

“If one of my party members gets hurt, the whole group gets hurt. As a leader, this is how I want to lead my team. I have great respect for them and want them to continue to be my employees, so I treat them accordingly. Young and always growing. We help each other and talk about everything. We get along very well and take care of each other. We laugh and joke together, sometimes at my expense, and that's fine with me. It's a small price to pay to keep an employee happy. "

" Performance and attitude are two very important factors that I use to rate them. Because of all this, I have the best team in the world and I'm really proud of them. They were the Packard Empire's best asset and its most secret weapon. "

" We as owners strive to protect our employees as best we can and we want them to feel comfortable working with us and for us, and trusting us, as well. as every owner should. If things don't go as planned, we start looking for answers. As a result, I want the people who work for me and my sisters to be happy, pure, and simple. Miss Miner, do you have anything to add? Brad asked, looking at her. Jeni and Kristi were touched by Brad's vision. Kristi paused for a second to form an answer, then looked at him.

"No, Mr. Weber. I think you've made our position very precise and I agree with you."

"Nothing to add?"

"Nothing, Mr. Weber."

"So what did I do wrong?" he asked smiling.

Kristi smiled and lowered her head, saying, “Broken.

She looked at Brad as they all laughed. He gave Kristi a hifive and she feels much better. Chapter

"Mrs. Gilbert?"

"I can only agree with you and Mrs. Miner," she said.

Brad gives Jeni hifive, then turns to Larry and Helen.

"That's why and we're going after it," Brad said.

"I might as well insist on my point... Let me ask you both a bunch of questions, but please don't answer... Do you think hugging my employees makes them uncomfortable? Do you think the hug makes them feel guilty out of fear? Do you think they don't appreciate my efforts to help relieve their stress? Do you think they hate me because I hugged them? The answer is clearly yes. "

Kristi and Jeni reacted immediately with surprised expressions on their faces.

" That's not true and you know it Brad, sorry Mr. Weber," Kristi said immediately.

" I concur. idea. Why are you evil for saying such things. It's not true and you know it,” Jeni said.

Jeni playfully punches him several times when they disagree with his conclusions. They told Larry and Helen the opposite was true when they pouted.

"Okay, okay, I'll fix it. I owe my team an apology because I made them feel bad. Please stand up," he told them. He stood up and faced them.

Jeni asked, "Can we kiss you this time?"

Brad looked up, crossed his arms over his chest, then raised one hand to his chin.

"Good question. Let me think about it," replied Brad, smiling.

Jeni and Kristi immediately laughed as they stood up. Both know the answer.

As the girls were about to hug him, Brad turned to face them. Another smile appeared on their faces as they stepped closer to him, clinging to him so tightly he couldn't turn.

Jeni said, "Mr. Weber, if you behave badly, we will throw you over the cliff!"