people have names...

I am grateful for the example set by the children's producer who shared his experiences with me before I joined the company. Fatt Ping is a gracious, humble and accomodating man. He taught me all he knew and brought me around and introduced me to studio crew, editors, wardrobe mistresses, propsmen, set designers.
I shadowed Fatt Ping the first few days at work. I learned the most by watching the way he treated people. Fatt Ping always greeted everyone by name warmly. By the second day, I brought a notebook with me to jot down the many names so that I would address the individuals correctly when I next met them.
People have names and they need to be treated with care and respect. This was something I taught all the interns that I had the privilege of working with during the years that followed. It did not matter how brillant and creative you were, people would not respect you, if you did not respect them.