Dave Hunt once said to me, if you accept the paycheck each week, then you accept the rules and regulations of the company. Fair enough. I actually turned in my notice to him using the same words, that I no longer accepted the paycheck.
I was no longer loyal to the company.
The bench is about loyalty. Trying to decide how to word it is why I couldn't finish in one sitting.
Loyalty to a nondescript company is hard to define. The words I wanted to use in the first half seemed altruistic, unreal. But it's not the company that I am loyal to, it's me and what how i see things should be that gets my commitment and dedication.
Building a bench is no different than parenting. We all know the song
"Teach, your children well".
We as parents are willing to invest the time in our kids to help them grow to the point that they, hopefully, they can grow on their own.
In business it's a little different.
Managers can be replaced. Train a younger person to take your place could end your career. In today's world, probably.
Good managers build (watch the change in wording) build a family. One that will continue to grow on their own, start a new life away from their parents based on the idea of loyalty.
Companies can not grow without loyalty and do not deserve it unless they are willing to grow as a family. When the bench is left empty and no time is invested in future opportunities, then you are sitting on the wrong bench.
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