I love this so much…Michael Guth was my boss too! He changed my brain but most importantly changed my heart. How lucky are we?!
Why Michael Guth Was The Best Boss I Ever Had When I least expected it and probably needed it most, I got the best boss I ever had over my 20+ year tenure as a corporate citizen. I have had the priveledge of working for a lot of super smart, kind hearted, and exceptionally fascinating people (for all kinds of reasons) over the years. I learned a ton from each one of them; including who I wanted to become and who I did not want to become. With all due respect to everyone I ever called "boss", Michael was the best. I have been trying to figure out what the hell to say in my first post on the other side of just completing the arduous task of firing myself responsibly. Do I reflect on my corporate career, look ahead and wax about potential? Do I give more context to why I decided it was time to set sail, or just yada yada yada? Nah, let's deflect and give some helpful tips on how to be a dope boss and do it by giving some props to the guy who played a significant role in helping me be able to say, "Hi, my name is Timm, and I'm here to help save corporate America by helping you do your best work as the best version of yourself". Without further ado, here are 10 reasons Michael was the best, IMHO. I'm not even sure these are the top ones, but then again, it's only been 72 hours since I walked out of that office for the last time, and I did write most of this in the back seat of my in-laws' Hyundai on our way to watch middle school football in small-ish town Oregon. So we can just call these "The 10 things all bosses should try to emulate, which happen to be 10 of my favorite reasons I loved working for Michael Guth." TikTok version included here for fun, and the full 10 reasons on Substack at bit.ly/3KV7u4r