A Cup of Tea
A few years ago, I worked with a #client who was thrilled with the solutions we offered.
We #collaborated closely, achieving great results. Then, one day, there was a slight misstep—a delayed update on a deliverable.
No #heated arguments. No long conversations. Just silence. A small misunderstanding that quietly created a gap.
Years passed. I thought we’d moved on for good.
Then, last month, an unexpected message:
Are you free for a cup of #tea?
We met, and over that simple cup of tea, we #revisited what went wrong. It turned out we had both assumed the worst, letting a minor issue spiral into years of lost connection.
By the end of that meeting, we #laughed at how simple it would have been to address things earlier.
This #reminded me of something I see every day in business:
If you don’t clear your misunderstandings in time, they can become the reason for distance forever.
A few years ago, I worked with a #client who was thrilled with the solutions we offered.
We #collaborated closely, achieving great results. Then, one day, there was a slight misstep—a delayed update on a deliverable.
No #heated arguments. No long conversations. Just silence. A small misunderstanding that quietly created a gap.
Years passed. I thought we’d moved on for good.
Then, last month, an unexpected message:
Are you free for a cup of #tea?
We met, and over that simple cup of tea, we #revisited what went wrong. It turned out we had both assumed the worst, letting a minor issue spiral into years of lost connection.
By the end of that meeting, we #laughed at how simple it would have been to address things earlier.
This #reminded me of something I see every day in business:
If you don’t clear your misunderstandings in time, they can become the reason for distance forever.