Heart lives in the employees at Sun. You find him in the respect with which they treat each other. You see him in the smiles and the fun that people have as they celebrate their successes and their passions. You see her in their determination and dedication as they work together to finish a big project. You see her in the compassion that is shown during hard times. (Just in case you're wondering if heart is male or female, he/she is both.)
How did Heart grow so much at Sun? I believe it started with our leaders. I have had personal visits from Heart that have impressed me beyond belief..literally. Once Scott McNealy called me at home when I was out on a Medical Leave of Absence. An employee of mine had emailed him, asking if he might call and wish me a speedy recovery, and he DID! When he called, I spent the first few minutes trying to find out who he REALLY was, telling him he was doing a fascinating impression of Scott. I found it hard to believe that the CEO would find time to make a "get well call" to an employee he'd never heard of. Another time, Scott personally delivered a congratulatory letter addressed to my son for his Eagle Scout ceremony. I had neglected to request the letter in time to get it through the mail for the ceremony. Scott, out for a Town Hall, couriered the letter to the Broomfield campus himself, telling the receptionist to be sure and get me that letter. In both of those instances, Heart was with Scott.
When you have a CEO that has Heart on his staff, the employees recognize he's a VIP...a Very Important Part...of what makes this company what it is. After all, he is the Heart of the company. He lives in all of us.
Heart, here on Yvette's Blog, inanimate objects have a chance to speak up and tell us how they feel about Sun. Do you have anything you'd like to share?
Yvette, first I'd like to recognize the people at Sun for giving me a chance to grow and thrive. It was a bold move to give me a position of such authority, sitting side-by-side with the CEO and executive staff. As I've visited the sites around the world, I've been honored to see myself reflected in the work ethic of this company.
Yvette, I don't think of myself as an "inanimate object". I have a voice through every employee that works here. Every "thank you" and "good work" is me talking. Every pat on the back, handshake or hug is me, reaching out. I am privileged to live within each of you and I appreciate the opportunity to be such a major part of this organization.
This is Thanksgiving Week here in the US, so I'm looking forward to spending time with family. It's a big week for me. Not as big as Valentine's Day, of course. But don't wait for Thanksgiving or Valentine's Day to invite me over. I'm available 24x7. (I'm part of the iLove program.) Thanks for making me part of your company and part of your life.
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http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976845652 to hear from her Blog. He'll explain how it works. Basically, in her blog, she let's things like me, Beer, have a voice. You can also read about Java at: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976838059. Of course, Java is a killjoy. I'm the fun one. In this article, Yvette was interviewing Heart. She speaks in the third person when it's not HER talking. Even though this is weird and people think she's been drinking me, she does this because then she doesn't have to take any blame when we say stupid things or do things like this: "BURP!" When she says it is a "twofer" she means she can write something once and take credit for it twice...once on her work blog and once on gather.com? Get it? Oh...another thing about me. People THINK they get it, but then they wake up and say...."UH?" or they say "Yes, I get it. Now shut up and kiss me, you fool!" Or, the next morning they say, "Was I talking to Beer last night?" But what they most often say is: "I gotta pee"....and then it's all over for me. I'm just flushed down a toilet...
I'll be over in the personifyme.gather.com group since I don't know if the rest of gather is ready for Talking Beer yet. Don't worry, you probably won't remember a thing when you wake up!
I wonder why I didn't see you before. Such a shame that some people post such junk that passes up such creative work such as this. I am not saying this is the case all the time, but sometimes I will see an article about Literally nothing. In fact some have been created with just one word. It bothers me when people don't take time to make an article.
I had no idea that there was a talent like this. It seems to be a wonderful way to get a point across. Also what is interesting you can't really get in trouble for what you say, because it is the object that is talking LOL. I bet you must brighten many people's day. Very fascinating. I had no idea that gather had this variety. This makes me want to see what else I have been missing ;).