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shot myself in the foot
shot myself in the foot we met for three hours yesterday and i did another 3 hours today on motivators/trust/goals for the merger. it looks like pending some outrageous twist of fate that soon, my agency will be a wholly owned subsidiary. (winks at lily) i will be working on the transition plan with the CEO from the other agency over the next two months and by December, we will wed. soon, after the boards vote, i will need to tell my staff and there will be three people who are most profoundly impacted...the rest are relatively safe. i knew that going in. and i will do my best to ensure that everyone has a job. myself included. but today, well, today i feel sad. i spent the last four years working very hard to bring this agency from financial disaster to security, to develop programming that supported not only the mission but the reality of the lives of our guests. and i did it in large part with one other woman. we've been joined at the hip. most likely, we will not work this closely in the future. and so no more snarls from her "i don't give a rat's ass", no laughing until my face aches, no diner breakfasts or late night chinese or collapsing in a heap after an event and greedily counting the money. today, i feel like i am sending my off to college. i feel sad, and battered and more than a little nostalgic for the good old days of praying the payroll floats. today, i feel like i shot myself in the foot. You cannot conceive the many without the one. |
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7/24/2007 2:42 pm |
Bittersweet... I know that feeling. Thanks for letting me share, Henry
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Don't second-guess yourself. Now, where are you and the other CEO going on your honeymoon? I suggest Hawaii!
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7/24/2007 11:03 pm |
hugs. CE "All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you." - Judith Crist, crack film critic
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*hugs*
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It's sad that business can be cut-throat at times. I know the feeling you're suffering. I only hope the rainbows outshine the shadows you're experiencing now. Let's hope this merger is a happy marriage made in Heaven. Warm hugs to you, my dear. I have strong shoulders and big ears if you need someone to lean on for a while. Let me know and I'll tell you how you can reach me.
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7/25/2007 10:32 am |
Guess there's a rash of foot shootings going on around here. The Hole in the Foot Gang. We're a pretty nice bunch. You are welcome to be one of us I just put some balm on my bullet wound here: Consider the lilies. Thanks for taking the gun out of my hand before turning it on my head. You are very kind to do so. And I am here to express appreciation for your caring about others
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7/25/2007 12:44 pm |
So, who says there is no such thing as a non-profit entrepreneur.....Oops, no C words there.... You've worked your organization to a certain point....and, then it's time for it to join and become bigger and hopefully, better with more resources for more services....or, at least that's what I'm reading.... Sad - Happy, Happy - Sad, etc....it'll go on for a while....now, it's time to start the separation process from you and you from it....and, in many ways, this is the most difficult part of all..... But, as Buckminster Fuller always said....you don't learn less.....now you know how to fish and if you need to do so, you can..... Oh, now it's time to watch the details.....the devil is always in them... Good luck on getting to the finish line.
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Within my professional life I've been involved in constant change - so much so that I cannot imagine stasis ever being part of my working life. Within that process are times when earlier stages of development are outgrown or superseded and we must release. But I guess because we've identified so closely with those things that we have done and structures and systems we have created there is always a sense of loss. Seems to happen at certain watershed moments. hugs warm xx
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