Would You Compromise Your Integrity & Belief System in This Scenario?

I want to share a story I heard from a dear friend. This may come as a shock to some and not so much to others.

My friend shared how his sister, who has been in the nursing field for 30 years, spoke with him the other day. He asked what she was doing. She replied “I’m filling out my resume”. He proceeded to find out why.

Now this sister was approached sometime ago to take a management position for a well known medical facility. She had experience in several different fields of expertise.

She was approached by someone in a higher management position and told her they needed to speak with her. When asked what the meeting was about, she was told that some of the other managers were upset that all their nurses were coming to her for leadership and medical advice. Her manager asked her to be less of a friend and more of a manager.

Keep in mind this is a six-figure position she is in. Most people would just bow down and accept the changes. My friend’s sister asked “Are you serious that you want me to be less of a friend?” The answer was yes and she was asked to go home and consider her decision.

This is a single mom with a son in college. So she went home to consider her decision and came back the next day and turned in her resignation.

Why would someone with a six-figure position and 30 years experience with a child in college turn in their resignation over a request to change who they are?

She did this because she was not going to compromise her moral standards and what she believed in and that was being the leader she was meant to be and providing excellent patient care and advice.

Do you think she will be able to find a nursing position in another respectable hospital that cares about their staff and patients? I think so.

Too many times, we compromise what we believe in to do something we know is morally unacceptable and then wonder why we can’t sleep at night.

Is this the only time in Corporate America something like this has happened? Unfortunately, no it is not. Things like this happen everyday.

Do we need more people like my friend’s sister? You betcha. If I could, I would clone that woman 1,000,000 times.

My friend did not disclose the name of the medical facility. All I can say is that I hope I never have to end up there in her old department with a bunch of “professionals” that don’t care about my well being.

In our network marketing businesses, we are like my friend’s sister. We have been given an opportunity to be a leader and to teach others to be leaders. If someone is not willing to be teachable, it may be time to move on to the next person.

To Your Success,

Rhonda 

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