If you’ve ever worked for an organisation in exchange for money, the chances are you have had to go via an interview process. As your career progresses, you begin to realise that the interview process works both ways. You choose the organisation as much as it chooses you.
Peter was still reflecting on his quick chat with the lady at the petrol station and it struck him how many times the lady had said the word “but” in just a few minutes. Recently, he has become aware of avoiding the word ‘but’ on the back of a conversation he had with his colleague Alan.
Many people in the team have been waiting for this “big session” and seemed relieved that it is finally taking place. After weeks of arguments and deadlocks, the hope was that an all-hands open discussion will help the team move forward.
Perhaps the best thing about working with so many smart people for Simon was the incredible amount of ideas his team would come up with on a daily basis and the amazing conversations he could have with each and every individual – it felt almost unreal.
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