Family Commitments - MEMO

I wasn't going to post this memo as a blog.

It was a personal memo / note, sent to my staff in-confidence.
However as you may have grasp from my previous post, I tend to be an open & transparent guy, this is part of who I am and I try not to change or dilute this at work. 

Plus, my people asked if they could share with their loved ones and others, and in turn encouraged me to post.

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Folks;

In most cases it will go without saying however it may benefit some and if nothing else it will clarify how I want you to be supported.

As most are aware I have spent a large part of my career at project sites in remote areas, located all over Canada, through this experience I worked for many different types of leaders / companies with varying beliefs and corporate expectations.  I also personally put myself in positions where I thought I would be letting down the team, company, etc., if I left a given project and focused on family priorities / obligations. Now that I look back and in turn look forward, to another chance at raising a young one, I personally have much regret associated to the times I didn’t focus on family first.

So with that said, I want to clarify that I do not expect nor do I want you to miss or sacrifice family responsibilities for work. This includes important family events, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, vacations, religious ceremonies, etc., as well as for illness or a loss.

Please appreciate I am not mandating anything here; as leaders and individuals you all need to decide what is best for you and your family as well as balancing what’s best for your projects and teams, not an easy task for any of us. However I do express the above from personal experience and with great appreciation for you.

Thank you for your endless commitment to the company and each other, and also for the hard work and passion shown consistently through your actions. I’ve never been prouder to work with such an amazing group of people. You are not only my work colleagues but I see you as friends and I deeply care about you and your family’s well-being.

Sincerely,

Trent Fequet