I joined a company once, and my new manager told me negative things about a junior colleague-Datum. He was of the opinion that Datum was overly critical and hard to work with,dishonest and not loyal; 'tread softly with him', he muttered. The manager openly criticised Datum and gave instructions that he should not assemble or repair any company's equipment .

In a short while,I realised that Datum was one of the best people the company had.Datum, according to everyone, was brilliant,an electrical/electronics engineer with precision and always responsive.

Good people are often seen as threats by weak leaders. We found out that Datum was getting a backlash because of his skills,encomium from the people including the top management staff and also for an award handed to him for his dedication

Despite all the lashes, Datum remained humble and accorded more respect to 'the boss of life'.

I learnt all along that you should never judge anyone by the opinion of others and always give people benefit of the doubt.