theo epstein and ‘leaving’

November 9, 2005 by  

I’ve recently had some personal experiences around ‘leaving’ and this story about the recently departed Red Sox manager reminded me of my own: the speculation, judgements and  search for ulterior motives by some; the kudos and admiration from others.   Epstein took personal responsibility, blamed nobody and refused to be baited into doing so.  He consistently stuck to his simple reason which was basically about no longer being aligned with the organization.  At the same time he was not afraid of expressing his emotions about the sadness and loss of leaving and his love of the Red Sox.  To me, this is a great example of communications leadership: leaving with grace.  To quote Larry Moulter, former chief executive of the old FleetCenter about Epstein’s decision:

He does march to the beat of a different drummer.

I find it a refreshing story reminding me again that there is always choice to do what is right for yourself. 

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