Lately, my car (which is not very young!) has been a little problematic. Driving her has been a challenge but I kept pushing her and somehow thinking that the problem would go away miraculously!!

Well, the problem didn’t go away, and I decided to take her in for a diagnosis. For the first time while driving her to the workshop, I was afraid that she would go off on me…It was just me and her against the world. I switched her on and found myself saying to myself, “I will be okay”. Thinking about that, I found myself also talking to my car and giving the same assurance to her… we were both going to be fine…we would help each other through the trip. Each time I felt she couldn’t go on, I listened and gently pushed. I could feel that she didn’t want to let me down… and we got there safely.

Sometimes we fail to see partnership because one of the parties is always quietly playing their role and can easily be ignored by the other.

This time when my car was being driven into the workshop, I said, “Get better soon. I appreciate our partnership”.

I learned that partners like my car, deserve their flowers 💐

Even in our relationships as corporate actors, this recognition is important. Which quiet but essential partner are you sending flowers to?