all I need is time
I wonder if it’s a part of Murphy’s Law… the more interesting things that happen in my life, the less time I will haveto write about them. It seems to vary inversely…
NextNY
What I am most proud of from the past few weeks is the development of the NextNY Community Conversations. It started out as a glimmer of hope that some really useful, instructional meetings could come out of the group, and now we’ve blossomed into a list of exciting topics, a healthy pool of speakers, and some fantastic spaces to meet in. Now the hard part is going to be the logistics of the invitation, the RSVP, coordinating with the venue, picking a specific topic for discussion, working with the speakers…. not an easy list, especially if it all happens on June 13th!
Perfecting Transition
For some time, I’ve joked that our mantra in the office is “Perfecting Transition” because we always seem to be shifting from one thing to another… personnel, platforms, enterprise systems, leadership. Change is stressful… not bad, necessarily, but stressful. For the past few weeks we’ve been transitioning in new leadership on our team, and it’s been very stressful - bad stressful. A clear list of concerns has emerged, and the overall sense is “party’s over.” Today is scheduled a meeting to attempt to improve communication, but expectations are slim that it will improve the situation. The conflicts run so much deeper - they’re cultural and fundamental. How do you teach someone to be your leader?
Late to the Party
I love my job, and I’ve been very happy in my career, but I can’t help feeling that I’m always about three years too late for everything. During the swelling of the last bubble, I was there, but not on the front lines. The people I’m competing with in the industry are just that much more experienced or trained than I am, and now I feel so rushed to launch the side projects I’m working on so I don’t miss the opportunity and be second-to-market or miss out on timing. I look around at coworkers my age and wonder what makes me different from them that I’m ahead of the curve. Then all sorts of other insecurities creep in… and then clarity snaps in. I can do this. I’m here because I can do this. As long as I have the confidence, I can larn the rest.