I told my close friend and colleague, who just got an amazing new job after leaving shortly after I did, that I was "embarrassed" that I had been a part of that group for so long. She pushed back and disagreed with me.
I think she may have misunderstood what I meant.
I wasn't embarrassed about working there. We did some ground-breaking and truly innovative work. We completely redesigned the very foundation of safety training within our region. We developed and delivered an innovative and engaging course that swept in and completely stunned our clients. We even launched a VR training initiative that was not only the most innovative use of VR in the industry, but proved through my dissertation to be more effective than the other types of training we were using.
These are big things!
So, no, I'm not at all embarrassed by these things.
I'm also not embarrassed by working with the organization or the people. The organization has a terrific mission and history. It does great things, and we were there doing those great things along with everyone else. Additionally, the people were awesome. We built an amazing team. I miss that team. Heck, I'll even admit, I miss the work.
What I don't miss, and what I am embarrassed about, is that I was a promoter of and a part of the leadership team.
That leadership team is a clown show. The more work with my new leadership team, the more I get to see my CEO speak to the troops, and my boss work her magic, the more I see what a truly good and effective leadership team looks like.
So, the embarrassment is limited to my work with the leadership. I was a part of it, and I tried to influence it, but now I see it was just a joke, and the further I get from them, the more I see them for what they were.
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