Teamwork
There are people who work near each other - their desks or cubes are in close proximity - and people who work with each other. I'm happy to be part of the latter group.
I just sent off a proposal to what we hope will be a great new client. We only found out about the opportunity two weeks ago, and had to fly to Ottawa to meet with them in the middle of last week. And work through the weekend to get our proposal in on time.
I'm looking at the final result now - wishing I could show you it to you (later) - and I'm totally amazed: We produced a 30-page proposal that looks and reads like a magazine, produced a relevant video segment, added dozens of work samples, and created a micro-site that pulls it all together.
It happened because I'm part of a team of professionals who enjoy working together, who excel at what they do, and appreciate bigger-than-the-sum-of-the-parts results.
Will we be disappointed if we don't get this contract? You bet. Will we be devastated? No way. This is the best proposal we've ever created. And we're only going to get better.
What a nice way to end a summer Monday.
-g
