When Paul Levy needed to decide who to lay-off, he walked through his hospital corridors and saw that no one deserved it. When he reported his feelings to the auditorium filled with staff, he received thunderous, sustained applause.

"The workers at Beth Israel Medical Center don't want any of the 8,000 staff members to get laid off -- and are willing to give up pay and benefits to make sure no one does." 

Read the inspiring story in the Boston Globe.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/
articles/2009/03/12/a_head_with_a_heart/