The Essay "The Power of Hello" by Howard White is about the power of acknowledgement. White talks about how saying hello to someone no matter their rank within a company has the ability to make those people feel appreciated. He also mentions how saying hello to his boss everyday helped build his confidence to ask his boss about his future with the company. White is now the Vice-President of Nike's Jordan Brand.
I really liked his essay I felt that he is one of those guys that can genuinely connect with his workers and has a good feel for the people that work for him. I once worked with a gentleman that felt that if you treated people you worked with kindness and respect those people would give you their all. I feel that he was correct and that White is a really good example of how far kindness and respect can get you in life. People tend to react a lot better to kindness then the outright disrespect that some employers express towards their employees. There have been managers that I have worked for that would belittle you in front of other employees to assert their power and expect you to give your best for them. I have also worked for managers that would walk you through things that you do not understand and offer their help when they see you struggling to get the task at hand finished on time. Overall though White seemed like he knows how to balance it all out and get the job done while making his workers feel appreciated and happy.
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