Infectious generosity

Hopefully you’ve read my post in LinkedIn. If not, click here. After a weekend of gloom and of talking to lots of people who I trust and respect, I felt I had an obligation to act in the face of Coronavirus. So here is what I’m going to do:

⁃            I’m going to ask our suppliers where they anticipate issues and how we can help?  I’ve already paid my freelancers early as I know they have mortgages to pay and cashflow may dry up.

⁃            I’m going to give my time as freely and as unconditionally as I can for the next three months to clients who need it most, and trust that they will not take advantage and will compensate me in part or in full when they can. Let’s keep those wheels turning!

⁃            Where I see acts of generosity I’m going to celebrate them, because they deserve it.

⁃            And where we’re the recipient of generosity, I will thank our supporters publicly and wholeheartedly, because that’s the least I can do.

If you’re an existing client, I already know we have a good enough relationship that I can trust you won’t cynically take advantage of this.  

There’s risk here, of course: our goodwill is open to exploitation. It’s a risk I accept because, as I see it, there’s risk in not acting, and I intend to come through this with partners and employees who know my company has their back, and clients who know we’re with them for the long run.

So that’s our approach: Ask-Give-Celebrate-Thank.  Until 15th June.  And beyond if it’s the right thing to do.

But don’t forget that Olix is just a tiny business. If you’re still reading this post, I hope you’ll be thinking hard about how you can be generous and how you can help make it #infectiousgenerosity by sharing with others.

Thanks, Fred