What’s made you feel proud this year?
It’s a question we often get asked at this time of year and it’s an opportunity to reflect on successes and hopefully extract a bit of value and satisfaction from what we’ve achieved.
We’re always told that ‘pride comes before a fall’ and I’ve certainly noticed a tendency (especially prevalent in my Commercial experience) for people to secure a good result and to immediately move onto the next thing or even to downplay something like a contract signature with a statement like “yes, but now we’ve got to deliver it”. Well, yes that’s true and things might well go horribly wrong just after you’ve celebrated the result, but the reality is (and you know this already) that would have happened anyway so you might as well enjoy the win and then at least you can tackle the issue with a bit more emotional capital in the reserves.
So what am I proud of? Well, I’m proud of the team. It’s a privilege to lead and the thing I’m most proud of is the culture we have of supporting each other; working together in an environment of mutual trust. We’ve delivered some great outcomes this year. Sometimes that’s a contract signature, but often it’s the smaller wins that don’t always grab the headlines, but make a huge difference. So maybe this year I’ll actually practice what I preach and allow myself to enjoy that for a moment.
CEO at ARK Consulting Partners, LLC | 15 years in Software Implementation | Midstream Accounting Expert | Proactive Project Manager | SaaS Sales | Data Analysis and Excel Guru | Business Process Optimization Consultant
2wMichael Stein congratulations, my good friend! I know your clients all adore you and it's great to see your company's recognition of your efforts as well. Well done, sir!