As his company grew, Henson minted his leadership style. “I called him a gentle anarchist,” Erickson said.
Oz added, “He never criticized, ever. He never told us what to do. He was the boss, but he was the boss as a brother, almost.”
Making Henson laugh was the goal.
On “The Muppet Show,” Erickson said, “even when the cameras were off and they called ‘Cut,’ everybody stayed in character and played jokes on Jim, or teased him or each other.”
Source: Movies - nytimes.com
