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During the Channel 4 programme “Gerry’s big decision” last night one of Britian’s most successful business gurus stated quite categorically that the relationship between a father and son was more important than their business.

This will come as no surprise to most of us but it is always refreshing to hear it from the mouth of a top business person. I’ve had some bosses in my time who I don’t think got this basic truth – it’s not that they were particularly bad (well one of them was) but it’s just the frowning and struggling that they go through when there is a family situation that means business has to come second.

On the other hand it would be easy for a worker to use their family as an excuse.

I think what is called for is integrity. Workers should stop using family as an excuse to get out of things they would rather not do and employers need to acknowledge that family is more important than business.

It always seems to me that managers should be very glad of workers who take family life seriously – it shows a level of commitment and care than any business should welcome from its employees.

Well done Gerry.