My 78-Year-Old Boss Shared an Unexpected Decision About My Job After Years of Working TogetherMy 78-Year-Old Boss Shared an Unexpected Decision About My Job After Years of Working Together

transition, but the daily decisions would become mine.

The folder included a formal promotion, a leadership agreement, and a plan to gradually transfer his responsibilities.

I began crying.

Not because I was afraid anymore, but because I finally understood what he had been doing all those yearsHe hadn’t simply been giving me work.

He had been preparing me.

My First Day as the Leader

The following Monday, Richard introduced me to the management team.

Some employees looked surprised. Others seemed uncertain.

I understood their concerns.

I was younger than most