This week at Primark is Colleague Appreciation Week. Yes, we should (and do) appreciate our colleagues year round and say thanks frequently, but this week we go extra on the appreciation.
For those you know me, I both love this idea – I try to always make sure others know my appreciation for them and how we work together and, gulp, really am challenged by it as to raise up some colleagues is to not mention others. And I can truly say it is hard for me to think of a single Primark colleague, in the US or elsewhere in the world that I don’t enjoy working with and don’t think is collaborative. Truly. (ok, maybe 1, but even that one is not so bad).
Having said all that, here are the 7 I want to quickly highlight as top of mind and I am especially appreciative of at this moment.
All of these people are kind, wise, helpful, collaborative and focused on the right stuff. It is a pleasure to work with each of them and work together for Primark. Thanks and I hope we work together for many years.
Adelaida (Ade) Olivares – always keeping me informed and giving great advice.
Jennifer Chong – making all we work on together, better, partnering so well and even with everything going on, never seeming overwhelmed.
Samantha Wasserman - you ask the right questions, push back when you want to and work together all the time.
Michael Bergeron – always pitching in if I need anything from your team, always pushing for the right thing and getting our best people.
Anthony Sterner, MBA – for always including me, listening to my advice and giving me your view so we can, together, get to the right answer.
Andrew MacQueen – yes, you are my manager so there is some worry about adding you to this list for the wrong reasons, but you trust me, listen to me and support me, every day. I truly appreciate that.
Nicola O'Lone – when I ask you the same question for the 55th time or have to be reminded of where we are on a case, again, you do it kindly, with humor and patience.
Sheena Mc Mahon, MSOL- you work so hard for the company and make it better and push for it to be even better. You are a great collaborator and friend.
P.S. If I had my act together more, since this is a week of appreciation, I should have done 5 a day this week and could have been able to highlight even more people. Growth mindset for next year.
Who do you appreciate at your company?
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