Fourth Day is the First Day

I really don't need to do this. Staying up late here in the office. I mean I can still do all my pending approvals tomorrow. But today I feel like finishing them up. Could be first day high.

Spent most of my time today in meetings. I first met with my 3 officers discussed transition plans and delegation stuff. Delegation has never really been my strength. I prefer to just soldier on on most tasks alone. But for some strange reason, i didn't feel awakward saying: "Im assigning you this, Im assigning you that". Of course i do that for my staff of specialists but not with co-officers.

The next series of meetings were one-on-one peptalk with each staff. There's a long list of them. I hope i can finish this all this week. At first, these meetings were met with some smirks from some seniors. They find it weird that im taking the time to get to know each staff personally. I just don't want to be a stranger to them and it's actually nice hearing stories of other people. I think hearing their stories makes you less concerned about your life. Not that i have so much drama going on in my life. Pero it pays not to be self-centered at times.

Actually the meetings that i am doing are weird. Kasi these are the type of meetings that self-help managment books tell you to make. So cliche. But it works for me. So i'll stick to it up unitl i barf with the cheesyness. Pero i really am enjoying getting to know each one of my 20 plus staff.

It's the Fourth Day of July and it's my First Day as Operations Head.

I hope that better things will still come.

-abbey