I see myself molding myself into a better subject matter expert, working on my patience, and learning not to stress every little detail. I see myself learning to say no more and learning that it's ok for someone else to take the lead and letting folks know that you don't have the bandwidth. I have to start setting time for myself. I have realized the importance on making time for me. Realizing that, brought me to the conclusion that I don’t have the time to do EVERYTHING. I was taking on so much cause I could merely not sleep or skip a meal. In a discussion with my mentor, he told me life “isn’t that serious” and that I couldn’t live my life like everything was due at 9 am.
I want to see myself exercising effective leadership. How do I balance being constructive versus being destructive and annoying? There were a lot of times during this project where I felt as though that my teammates found me annoying only because I wanted to make sure that we are all on the same page and that folks are comfortable and feel included. But when do I push forward or step aside? There are certain suggestions that I have made to my team but received push back on, I tried to make my case but I felt like I was getting nowhere. In the end we discovered that there was some truth to what I was saying. I need to know how to balance this, or just how to cope because it has happened in the past and is bound to happen again, this is a part of life. But there is also the problem of getting my point across and for folks to clearly understand what I am saying and why I feel that it is important.
With that said I also see the next step as continuing to work on my assertiveness. It isn’t something that I think that I have to work on at work but it is something that I have to work on when it comes to school. I feel like I need to be creative and think outside of the box to get the information that I need. This project proved to be very difficult in that regard; working with international countries.
What strategies will I employ to address my next steps for growth? How will I engage the faculty, my colleagues, my client, and/or other in my effort to grow?
I have solicited the help of others and am constantly looking for feedback. These are also topics that I am working with my mentors on. At LM, I have begun to volunteer myself for stretch assignments; assignments that may seem out of the ordinary for an HR Professional. I am continually putting myself in more situations that require me to present, lead projects, and work with high-level management. I want to be comfortable with presenting and addressing questions and concerns. I believe that I am working towards bringing the best out of my team members and providing them opportunities to stretch and challenge themselves. As my boss said “you are becoming a leader; these experiences are a growing pain”
In regards to the faculty and my colleagues, I plan on using them as a sounding board and a source for constructive feedback. I look towards my clients for direction so that I can create a strategy on how to best provide the best product/service.
With The Berrette Family Foundation, LM2 helped me think about funding. I started looking in to Venture Capitalist and found a group called Novack. I have contacted them to discuss their strategy and reflect on how this can help me. I plan on utilizing Ambi, who has volunteered to help me with this project, in building the mentoring & internship program and also handling the finances. I have solicited two entrepreneurs as guidance in regards to the social aspect. How do I put myself out there? How to I open up and get the resources I need? I am also utilizing some faculty from the School of Ed, in terms of doing my due diligence and assuring that I am covering my basis in terms of the Education world.
My uncle has started an organization called “Haiti: A Fresh Start” where he is in the works of creating a planned community with homes, a school, bank, store, and bed and breakfast. In only 5 months he has accomplished so much, I will look to him for overall guidance on strategy and approach. He has infiltrated every social media that I can think of and he has a team of folks, even pro-bono legal counsel. My uncle’s mind is constantly churning and I believe that he will provide plenty in regards to strategy.
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