{"id":46,"date":"2008-06-29T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2017-03-15T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T10:05:21","slug":"3rd-week-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"3rd Week Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a consultant, one of my challenges was always rolling onto a project and quickly learning enough to make a huge<\/A> impact. \u00a0I expected to have a more normal pace of learning as a full time employee, but it’s been difficult<\/A> to get away from the “consultant” mentality especially when surrounded by a group of elite consultants. \u00a0Unfortunately, I’m struggling with adjusting to the new job and understanding a complex system that is in the final stages of design.<\/p>\n

So far, like the consultants, I’ve been focusing on the current project. \u00a0With my new role, that is a huge<\/A> mistake. \u00a0At a consulting company, the overall informational sessions and training are usually optional. \u00a0I’m realizing that company meetings at the Foundation (which may have nothing to do with the current project) are a critical building block for my career and for the value I can bring to this team. \u00a0They are not optional. \u00a0I need to switch from concentrating on short-term deliverables to understanding the big picture by attending these larger Foundation meetings. \u00a0The people I meet there are the ones who will ultimately use our work. \u00a0Until I can truly understand what they want, I won’t be able to represent their unique perspectives with the consultants on our team. \u00a0My unique value-add needs to be my understanding of the Foundation, and my ability to rock the boat when I feel that a design decision conflicts with what our people need.<\/p>\n

Our people… it’s interesting that I chose that wording. \u00a0Maybe it’s a step in the right direction to realize that I represent a different group now. \u00a0However, I cannot forget that everyone is driving towards the same goal and balkanizing the team would be detrimental.<\/p>\n

In other news, Workoutrageous has about 8 people signed up right now. \u00a0I’m not sure if I was expecting more or less, but I’m disappointed at how “numbers-driven” I am. \u00a0Whether there are 8 people or 800 people, my goal for this first competition should be the user experience. \u00a0My mentor mentioned I should focus on quality and not quantity. \u00a0I may not have a great attitude about this competition yet, but I’m lucky to have a good mentor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a consultant, one of my challenges was always rolling onto a project and quickly learning enough to make a huge impact. \u00a0I expected to have a more normal pace of learning as a full time employee, but it’s been difficult to get away from the “consultant” mentality especially when surrounded by a group of … Continue reading 3rd Week Struggles<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-professional","category-projects"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":483,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}