At a previous place of employment, an employee had been working for about ten years. He was good at his job and cross-trained to work in the other positions. This meant he was of high value to the company because he could fill those gaps if someone called in. Although great at his job, he had a reputation for being mean and always in a bad mood. Staff tended to try to stay clear from him, fearing him getting angry with them. This sometimes made the environment negative, which could upset some employees, causing them to want to leave the job. Utilizing the leadership traits from Creating Magic can help address the situation. Cockerell explains many great leadership traits throughout his book Creating Magic. He explains the values leaders should live by to help guide them through their decisions: honesty, integrity, respect, courage, openness, diversity, and balance. In order to lead and be a great leader, you have to live by and teach your values while allowing them to guide every decision you make (Cockerell, 2008). The one that stood out to me most is respect. "You want respect, and so does everyone else, so think about what it means