Time Out

You thank Matt for the lunch invitation but decline. “I’m heading out for some fresh air,” you say. You can always have lunch with the team tomorrow. Meanwhile, you need time to yourself to reflect on this morning’s conversations.

As you step out into the rain, you wonder where this adventure will take you. In your experience, although organizations may look very different from the outside, many of the challenges they face are, in fact, surprisingly similar. After all, as they say, “the people make the place.”

The biggest challenge for you will be to keep a cool head when everyone else around you is losing theirs. You hope that all your previous experience and learning prepares you well for what lies ahead. Only time will tell. ...

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