Chapter 11 - Hale & Hearth Changed Its Name
We considered removing Hale.
Employees voted.
Final name: Hearth & Hale Collective.
Subtle.
Not erasure.
Rebalancing.
Company adopted employee profit sharing.
Safety committee independent.
All injuries reported automatically.
No spouse labor unpaid.
That last policy made everyone laugh.
Rosa became director of employee advocacy.
Samuel received settlement and medical support.
I apologized personally.
He said, “Make it better for next person.”
We did.
Business initially lost money.
Then recovered.
Customers liked transparency.
Funny.
May you like
Truth did not kill company.
It forced it to become worthy of surviving.
