Dear Wilma:

The purpose of this letter is to tell you how much I personally appreciate the contribution you have made to our hospital during the past several months.

I have found that many consultants come into an organization to accomplish a specific task without regard to whom or what else may be destroyed in the process. Your approach is refreshing. You quickly integrated yourself into our organizational structure and made yourself part of the team. In every sense, you became one of us. You skillfully identified the resources that you needed to be successful and used those resources to your advantage. The effective manner in which you used the services of our Human Resources Department is but one example of your organizational savvy. You restored order and respectability where previously there was chaos and lack of respect. You have mastered the knowledge of when to be tough and when to be gentle. In the process, you helped many problem-children become productive employees and good employees become better employees. Because you are such a forward-thinking person, you are leaving us in better shape than we where when you found us. Indeed, you have raised the bar, and your replacement will have big shoes to fill when you are gone.

Your vast know-how and experience are evident in everything you do. Clearly, you are a “super consultant” in the huge sea of consultants. But it is your personality that sets you apart. Your people skills are second to none, and that has enabled you to sell your ideas and influence others at Forrest General to accept and embrace necessary change.

Dynamite sometimes comes in small packages. This is certainly true in your case. Like many others at Forrest General, I will miss you when you are gone. I have enjoyed working with you on the “little opportunities” that have come our way and assure you that you have not been a “pest.”

I sincerely hope you will stay in touch. If I can ever be of service to you, please do not hesitate to call me. We all wish you the best in your future endeavors.

Best Regards,

Wayne Chance, SPHR
Employee Relations Manager