It’s Important to Have People You Rely On
A couple of weeks ago I had to lay a floating wooden floor at our new house. This put me in a bit of a difficult situation as I am not exactly what you’d call “handy” with anything other than a computer. So I turned to someone who I knew I could rely on to help me whatever situation I found myself in - my dad. While Dad (Paul to the rest of the world) knew nothing about laying floating wooden floors, he was still a great foreman and I really appreciated his help, I couldn’t have done it without him. However, I found it difficult to really convey to Dad how much I appreciated his help.
This caused me to think about all those other people that I rely on both in professional and personal capacities. I couldn’t get through an average day without having to work with people and indeed rely on many of them. As a knowledge worker it’s really people that enable me to achieve what I have to at work. Despite this, sometimes I find it’s easy to forget those who enable me to do my job.
As I reflected on this I realized how much my success and even the success of Ephox depends on the relationships we have built over time. There are people who I know I can call and indeed rely on to get something done, get it done to the best of their ability and get it done well. After looking back on my experiences in laying the floor though, I began to wonder if we really recognize the importance of those every day relationships. So a big thank you to all of you, whether you’re in the Ephox engineering team, a partner organization or even my father, I appreciate the help, and don’t let me forget how much you’ve helped me out.