Good day, PnT, Quick visit to chime in with a "WOW! Great news!!"
Don't worry yourself to much about why his changes. Just accept they are a turn for the positive. Its kinda of a role reversal. We first try to convince them about our changes as they are skeptical, now we find ourselve the skeptics.
... but as JJ says "Start with a beginner's mind." ... accept what they do at face value ... don't try to read any thing more into it, because your point of reference is based on old behaviors and no longer applies.
