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What did you do the first time you saw the snow?
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It was winter in Montreal and I was making a tour to some VIP guys from Madrid. It’s normal that if you’re building a $1.5bn project, you are interested in knowing first hand how the project is going. “Fascinating” “So cold” “So white” “Snow everywhere” ​ They pointed out a place outside the construction site. ​ And then I saw it. ​ A dad had made for his children a hockey field in the lake. Smoothed the ice. Put goals. Painted the field. Even he put some lighting. ​ The lake was in his backyard. ​ My VIPs spent the next couple of hours playing with the snow, looking at the dad and children play, making pictures, etc. ​ I told the dad: “C’est la première fois qui’ils voient la neige”… or “It’s the first time they see the snow”… Well… probably not. But I lack imagination to justify a few 50-something years old executives become suddenly teenagers again. ​ And why is this important, you may wonder. ​ It is actually very important. ​ When you work in projects, you think about the technical requirements, the contract, the money, etc. But you always forget about people. People deliver projects, people interpret contacts, people fight for results and money, etc. Knowing that you have in front of you a human being that pee and poo as you do is not just important, but critical. ​ I see many agencies and great companies fighting clauses, requirements, deadlines, etc. and they forget about the people they put in front. Agencies spending billions in projects, a real transatlantic but then putting in charge someone that has not learned yet to sail a dingy. If you want to know more about this project, and how it was a clear success, click below. ​
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