I really appreciate people who seek to build you up even though you're not directly under them.
Like a previous HoD who's retired from the school.. she'd ask me how i am, and share about certain things about image or how she feels that the welfare and organisation of the staff can be improved...
or my previous RO who's still forwarding emails of possible organizations or talks i can go for, and evaluated my programme with me so as to see how i can possibly beef it up :)