Steve's Welsh Dragon

Steve is wrapping up three years spent building his shared service in Wales, winning the European Best New Shared Service award (for the second time) along the way. This Welsh dragon was a leaving gift from his management team along with this poem:

Steve

He came to us from Lancashire
and built up a head of steam.
Took on the job of building here
a shared service team, lean and mean.

He ducked and dived round Westminster
those bunny holes to avoid.
To achieve this mighty task of his
his skills were well deployed.

They said it wouldn’t happen
in this far off distant place.
The race it was too sporty,
and the people off the pace.

He warned that in a minute
all matters would abound
But kept us in formation
with a plan pristine and sound.

He calibrated actions
to tackle issues new.
Then fastened down the cockpit
while his new creation flew.

We went to the Czeck Republic
and came back with a prize
Which raised the profile of the task
in everybody’s eyes.

Now three years on and job achieved
the crew a thousand strong,
Steve bids farewell for pastures new
his sailing to prolong.

But Katherine needn’t worry
when they break down in the Med,
For he’ll get those pistons pumping
with his engineer’s head.

From Newport docks to Florida
he’s set his course to be
Shared Service Head to Yachtsman now
he’ll sail on every sea.

And when the anchor’s lowered
off his Caribbean isle
Please raise a glass and think of us
in Newport with a smile.

Farewell