In high school, I worked for a few years at a fast-food restaurant. It wasn’t glamorous work, but it was a much-needed paycheck. I was fortunate that my first real job included a manager who treated people well. He knew our names. He noticed when someone was having a hard day. He cared about the customers, but he also cared about the people behind the counter.

Looking back, I didn’t have the language for it then, but this was healthy leadership.