Sometimes I get frustrated. But No Drama Obama has been a lesson to many people of my description. When you are a black man in a milieu that is primarily white, you’ve got to be really careful. You cannot afford to be written off as brutal, because the world wants to make you that anyway. So, you’ve got to learn how to be cool. When the demons come howling out, I suffer. But then I say, “That meltdown yesterday had less to do with you than with me. I felt inadequate.” They say, “You felt inadequate?” and come a little closer, and when they’re close, I ask, “What do you think we should do next?” With Janet and me together, we have a mom and pop. If I’m a terrible daddy—a fire-breathing dragon—they still have a female presence who is gentle but tough as nails, always on point, knows exactly what has to be done. It’s a healthy, wholesome place to work, and you will leave knowing more than when you came in.