Chapter 10 - DAD ALMOST RESIGNEDOne evening I found him at the kitchen table with a resignation letter.
“What is that?”
“Nothing.”
“Dad.”
He sighed.
“I’m considering stepping down.”
“Why?”
“Because this happened under me.”
“You didn’t hide the complaints.”
“I’m still responsible.”
I sat across from him.
“Did you tell Caldwell to protect donors?”
“No.”
“Did you ignore complaints you saw?”
“No.”
“Are you fixing the system?”
“Yes.”
“Then resigning helps who?”
He looked at me.
“That is a very annoying question.”
“Genetics.”
He smiled faintly.
Then I added:
“If the board thinks you should go, that’s one thing.”
“They don’t.”
“Then don’t make your guilt the most important consequence.”
That stopped him.
He had spent weeks feeling ashamed he didn’t know.
But leadership wasn’t about proving he felt bad enough.
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It was about changing what allowed the problem.
Dad tore up the resignation.
