
Knowing that this job is not what defines me.
Being paid equally to my male counterpart would be a start.
Trust. Respect. Collaboration. Integrity. Ethics and morality.
We have stuck together through thick and thin. We work well together, trust each other and collaborate effectively.
The truth may hurt, but it hurts a lot less than being lied to and and manipulated. Have some respect for your employees and trust them to take bad news like the adult professionals they are, not the unsuspecting sacrificial lambs you turn them into.