Work hard, play harder
Arizona is beautiful! Sunny, 90 degrees. The flight was good. My boss Sieu picked Jerrid up from PHX terminal 2, and came to pick Joy and I up at terminal 3. We went to Sieu’s house and settled in. I feel like we are the guests of honor, staying in their house during their preparations for their reception Jerrid and I have been working at the office in Tempe the last two days. Got to meet my local team member Jeffrey, interesting fellow. He’s been using Ada longer than I’ve been alive!
Although in some ways, the days at the office aren’t terribly productive, the relationship building is really important. For a team to pull together, the team has to feel like a team, with working relationships. It reminds me that everything flows out of relationship. Without relationship, communication, commerce, and real authority would be nothing more than nice ideas. In this get-it-fast, get-it-cheap, get-it-virtual world, relationship is still king.
Speaking of relationships, I’m meeting a good friend of mine face-to-face for the first time tomorrow. It is interesting how the internet has changed the reach of relationships. Today I work, tomorrow I play.