We said goodbye to Kit yesterday as he packed his bag and headed to the other side of the world for some R and D on the waves in NZ. Kit has been with us on and off for a while - first as an instructor, and then secondly as an office boy. I guess in reality when he came back for a second stint, we probably did have him down as an office helper, rather than a key player, but within a short space of time he became just that - a key player. And when Julia fell ill last year, his role overnight changed. He adapted and held that part of our business together. Excellent on the phone and e-mail handling enquiries, always polite and attentive - and just as importantly he would make it his business that the booking was accounted for and logged in.
I've said this before, no apology for repeating it - the best people to employ are those who you know when you step back, will fill your shoes. When you're not on site, will run their part of the business as if it were there own. This is the ideal - in reality this is much more difficult to achieve. In Kit we found someone who we could trust to just get on with it and get the job done - play his part in the team to the best of his ability. Brilliant - and even to end when his job was done and he was on the home run, he didn't switch off and head off. He made sure that we knew exactly what was what, he listed it all down.
So wish him well. He's away for a year and then who knows what he'll end up doing. They'll be a place for him here if he wants it. All the best Kit, a big thanks for your support and efforts - you will be missed.
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