This morning I had the had the good fortune to have a visit from my old Team Leader, Jon Eschler. Always a pleasant experiance having him around, I've genuinely missed him, on both personal and professional levels. The very aura around him was a breath of fresh air, radiating through the team. I've become a "self starter" recently, and do the majority of the teams contact-per-hour oriented work because I'm faster and more accurate than most people on the team, and I know when things dump into the various systems so I know when to do it. And I also know how to appear to not be doing anything. As Jon walked up i was working and he mentioned the subject at work I've struggled the most with since he left the team, my current Team Leader - Chris Purkey.
Appearently middle management had some misgivings about assigning Chris the team. He's had a continual lack of performance on every team he's managed. His personal skills are in my opinion sub-par at best, and his leadership skills are lacking at best. I've since come to find out that his use of AIM is blatant, and forbidden, in every sense of the word. Something tells me when I finish my statistical analysis of the team performance I may just have myself a promotion.
Transfering this new found information into zen terms, especially after having finished the whole bulk of the Sutra Of Hui-neng, action, examplifcation, timing, insight and intuition, preception, appropriateness, and context are all terms I know and understand the meaning of. The major difference between myself today now, in this chair, and the self that sat here a month ago is one thing and one thing only - examplification. I sit up right now, I do my job to the fullest possible professional extent. This means I have stripped away all the unnecesscary bullshit out of my attitude while working, the "funk" is -over-.
That I understand everything as it pretains to my current responsibilities means if I wish to become held accountable for more than just myself and the role of an assistant, I much take on a scope of insight and awareness not only a level beyond what I endevor to do now, but perhaps 2 or three levels passed that in order to better bring to light why I should be held accountable for the entire team, and become a suitable replacement for my current team lead. At this point it's no longer a personality issue, it's a buisness issue. Buisness is dropping on my shift, and as the assistant, I'm making it my duty to examplify what must be done by making my own stats shine, and come to understand the teams history and trends and then push at the right place with the right preasure, the right way - my action must be precise and appropriate - to lead and empower the team toward a more prominant, substantial performance, in an ongoing and continual basis.
We have a good team here. Now we just need a good leader. Seeing Jon again made me realize that. Thanks again Jon, you really are a good friend, you didn't say a damned thing, but your meaning came to me like a bolt of lightning. I'm in your debt, you have my gratitude.
Appearently middle management had some misgivings about assigning Chris the team. He's had a continual lack of performance on every team he's managed. His personal skills are in my opinion sub-par at best, and his leadership skills are lacking at best. I've since come to find out that his use of AIM is blatant, and forbidden, in every sense of the word. Something tells me when I finish my statistical analysis of the team performance I may just have myself a promotion.
Transfering this new found information into zen terms, especially after having finished the whole bulk of the Sutra Of Hui-neng, action, examplifcation, timing, insight and intuition, preception, appropriateness, and context are all terms I know and understand the meaning of. The major difference between myself today now, in this chair, and the self that sat here a month ago is one thing and one thing only - examplification. I sit up right now, I do my job to the fullest possible professional extent. This means I have stripped away all the unnecesscary bullshit out of my attitude while working, the "funk" is -over-.
That I understand everything as it pretains to my current responsibilities means if I wish to become held accountable for more than just myself and the role of an assistant, I much take on a scope of insight and awareness not only a level beyond what I endevor to do now, but perhaps 2 or three levels passed that in order to better bring to light why I should be held accountable for the entire team, and become a suitable replacement for my current team lead. At this point it's no longer a personality issue, it's a buisness issue. Buisness is dropping on my shift, and as the assistant, I'm making it my duty to examplify what must be done by making my own stats shine, and come to understand the teams history and trends and then push at the right place with the right preasure, the right way - my action must be precise and appropriate - to lead and empower the team toward a more prominant, substantial performance, in an ongoing and continual basis.
We have a good team here. Now we just need a good leader. Seeing Jon again made me realize that. Thanks again Jon, you really are a good friend, you didn't say a damned thing, but your meaning came to me like a bolt of lightning. I'm in your debt, you have my gratitude.
posted by Renge at 7/13/2003 05:49:00 AM
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