This is a guest post written by Jeff Freedman, CEO, Small Army
I will never forget the phone call I received from my colleague Mike on Dec. 26, 2005. He was calling to tell me that he had stage-four squamous cell carcinoma. He'd previously won two battles with cancer and had been in remission for 20 years, so by most medical standards, he should have been in the clear. For the next two years, we at Small Army watched Mike's battle: starting treatment two days after the birth of his third child; experiencing hope with each positive sign and frustration with each setback; and, finally, preparing his family for a future without him. We watched him leave us gracefully in November 2007.
This experience was among the most difficult one that I, or a business in general, could ever face. However, it also gave me a fresh perspective on life and a better understanding of the impact we,...
I will never forget the phone call I received from my colleague Mike on Dec. 26, 2005. He was calling to tell me that he had stage-four squamous cell carcinoma. He'd previously won two battles with cancer and had been in remission for 20 years, so by most medical standards, he should have been in the clear. For the next two years, we at Small Army watched Mike's battle: starting treatment two days after the birth of his third child; experiencing hope with each positive sign and frustration with each setback; and, finally, preparing his family for a future without him. We watched him leave us gracefully in November 2007.
This experience was among the most difficult one that I, or a business in general, could ever face. However, it also gave me a fresh perspective on life and a better understanding of the impact we,...
- 8/10/2011
- by Douglas Crets
- Fast Company
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