Moments of Trust - A client, a 3 year old and some Diggers

It’s funny how quickly young children come to trust those dedicated to keeping them safe and well.

Looking back at these photos from last week - when the kindly Alex from William Adams showed my 3 year old daughter around the Caterpillar diggers and dump trucks on site - you could easily think it was a shot of a father and daughter, not two strangers who had met just minutes before.

It was the highlight of her week, maybe her month – maybe even her year given her obsession with diggers! She was beaming today at kinder drop off, holding her little pink caterpillar cap and inhaling intensely before launching into how Alex had let her ‘drive’ the 100-tonne dump truck (…not really, obviously…safety first!).

Trust is a sacred thing – with little people more than anything or anyone else in my opinion. I completely trusted Alex in those moments, as did my little girl.

It was a memorable ‘non business’ moment in the relationship between Chandler Macleod and William Adams – yet at the same time, reflected the solidarity of our working partnership. It really hit home that day- how the symbol and the act of ‘trust’ operates both ways. 

Our team at Chandler Macleod feel very privileged to have been one of William Adams’ trusted advisors when it comes to their people decisions – a relationship of trust that has been built over 20 plus years. The level of trust feels strong – but it doesn’t mean we assume we know best or that we rest on our laurels. It means we work together to continue to make better decisions about people. It means we communicate openly and honestly – when things are going great, and more importantly when things don’t go well and there are issues to resolve. 

I didn’t build the relationship in the early years, a lot of that was the esteemed, now retired Psych in our team, Chris Reilly. But I feel lucky to be part of the partnership now – especially in moments like last week where we are welcomed as family.

Thanks to the William Adams team - Angie, Oliver, Pamela and of course Alex for a pretty special experience!