I Missed An Opportunity

Everyone can relate to that “person” in the office who is seen as moody and bitter. All they can do is critique and back bite every decision management makes. The kind of person who when things go wrong you hate to ask them to fix it because your not sure if they are going to blow up on you or not.

Well, that person worked relentlessly this week to get our office back up and running after some computer failures.

And the day after when everyone was thankful to return to normal working conditions, there was this moment. Where someone could have stood up and said I think we owe “So and So” a thank you for working so hard.

Regardless of public opinion (or truth) about a person, everyone deserves to be recognized for their efforts.

I want to be the kind of person that goes against “Mass Think” and finds a way even if it’s out of my way to make people feel appreciated for what they do.

I missed an opportunity to make someone feel like that because I talked myself out of it.

The point: I need to get some “balls“, and I suspect you do too. To do the right thing, especially when it’s not easy or the popular thing to do.

making someone feel valued and important should always come before what they contribute or produce.

~ by Nic on April 23, 2008.