It's been lurking at the bottom of my to-do list for weeks.
Induction
packs are things that are handed to new starters in large organisations like
the one I work for. The hope is that it
will give anyone joining the department some idea of what's going on. It contains lots of stuff about
organisational structures, portfolio hierarchies, cost centres, recharge models, quality contracts, where to
find a projector, how to get in to the boardroom, how to get out of the car
park, where to find a decent espresso, etc,.
My
boss asked me to write it two meetings ago.
And two meetings ago was at the beginning of September.
But,
since two meetings ago I have:
·
Got
sucked in to working on 'Project Hawaii'.
·
Prepared
a whole new set of budgets for the department.
·
Been
on holiday.
·
Been
sick.
Basically,
I've done lots of other stuff I wasn't expecting to do. All valid stuff but none the less this
induction pack is still at the bottom of my to-do list.
The
problem is that in my mind producing this document is more of an aspirational
thing rather than a hard-and-fast, must-do thing. Two meetings ago my boss's words went
something like 'It would be nice to have an induction pack for the department,
Aidan I think you'd like to write one...'
Clearly
I didn't really engage with my boss's words.
However, my boss still needs an induction pack writing and the deadline
is looming.
What
we do with someone's words is a measure of our love for them.'
Now
just imagine that my boss's words had been God's words. Would writing this induction pack still be
lurking at the bottom of my to-do list?
No.
I
know from Colossians 3 that I should work for my boss as if working for the
Lord. When I honour my boss at work I
honour my boss in heaven. What I do with
my boss's words is a measure of not only my love for them but also Him.
So, I have some writing to do...
