Hello,
Today, I’d like to share about a personal experience at a previous employer. There was a person who worked in my company who coordinated a high-level, cross-functional process that highlighted and addressed ethics issues. This process was well known within and outside of the company and even bench marked by other companies. There was total support and buy-in from executive management, and they made sure that their direct reports were involved in this process. However, the job required an inordinate amount of networking, coordination, follow-up, quick thinking, innovation, collaboration, initiative, and drive. Let’s just say, this employee did not perform these sort of activities well. She needed a great amount of direction, and she was an introvert. Also, she was easily annoyed and sometimes difficult to work with.
Does this job sound like a good match for this person? She had recently left another department that was more focused and didn’t require so much interaction with people. Initially, she liked this coordinator position, but soon she experienced burnout and was often fed up with the job. She became more and more difficult to work with over time because she felt overwhelmed.
If she had understood that she enjoyed interacting with people but didn’t like the deadlines and ambiguity of the position, she probably would not have taken the position in the first place. Unfortunately, she eventually left the position and quit the company.
Can you relate to this situation or know someone else who fits
this description? I’d like to hear your feedback.
D. Robinson
www.careercougar.com
