Whew! I have filled the positions that were opened, improved the team strength of the operations department, and am relatively caught up on preparing for the next two newbies coming onboard. It has been a BUSY and productive week at the office, to say the least, but at least I accomplished a few things!
It has been a tremendously stressful few weeks, and with an important member of our staff leaving in a week, there is a sense of urgency to complete a number of things. All this while also keeping up with the internal workings of a small company. I had a handful of almonds for lunch y'all -- that is how busy I was today.
We had a team meeting for the techs this morning, and they had to listen to a training -- you should have heard the GROANS, and snide comments! It made me want to smack a few of them around, and tell them to SHUT UP! Instead, I just sipped my coffee and enjoyed the training - which was on Active Listening. I want to view it a couple dozen more times before I try to explain any of the concept, but, I found it useful, even if others didn't.
That's how it is around my place -- I hear the good, bad, ugly, and downright stupid shit in my position, but it is all a deep education on the inner workings of people, and what motives their actions and behavior.
My proteges are doing -- well, and not so well. I need to adjust my coaching tactics with the not so well kid. She is more than capable -- she just needs a bit of a talkin' to about recent stuff.
The doing well kid is ... amazingly awesome. I could not have found a more wonderful administrative assistant to add to the team. She is thoughtful, polite, and gracious as she goes about her work.
But, vacation is coming -- a 5 day weekend to take care of some errands, enjoy some uninterrupted time with my best friend, and relax for a few days, recharge and rejuvenate. I am hoping I can UNPLUG, but -- we will have to see. Being a department of One, there really isn't an "OFF" time for me.
More soon... maybe.
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