Super Bowl Sunday: You're the MVP

Legendary Football Coach Vince Lombardi defined teamwork as "Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

A football team is not very different from any other group of people, like postal employees, who work together to achieve a common goal. And the success of a football team, like any other team, has a lot to do with the importance given to the team and each and every one of its members.

In the Postal Service, YOU are the Most Valuable Player. YOU are the MVP.

We are made up of teams that work together to collect, transport, process, and deliver the mail. All team members must count on each other to get the job done. When an employee is out on sick leave the rest of the team works a little harder to make sure our service standards are met.   

Coming to work is habit forming. It starts with commitment. When you accept a position with the Postal Service:

• You made a commitment to yourself and to your family to earn a decent wage, without interruption in your bi-weekly paycheck. 
• You made a commitment to your co-workers to be available to do your share of the work, each and every day (or night). 
• And you also made a commitment to your employer – the U. S. Postal Service – to deliver the outstanding service our customers have come to expect and deserve. We need our customers. And they are counting on us to deliver. 

Your coming to work --- as scheduled and on time --- is always important. And on Super Bowl Weekend, remember your postal team will be counting on you. Resist the temptation to call in to watch the game. Come to work. Do your job. Follow the game during your break/lunch.

Each of us must live up to our commitment --- to ourselves, to our families, to our customers --- and to our employer.  Let’s continue to work together as a team … and score a touchdown for customer service!