radio silence for lj has continued as work has monopolized my time. but it remains ridiculously rewarding.
today, for instance, the company had it’s 50-person-all-hands-on-deck monthly business update meeting. my boss was so happy about all that my team is doing and our offsite workshop results from when i was in PA 2 weeks ago, that they asked my team to present those results at this meeting.
how you you get 5 geek boys to stand up at a full company meeting and present?
well, you make the presentation super-hero themed 😉
it was SO MUCH FUN to present it as each team member being a superhero identity and each topic had a super villain that we were trying to defeat. i’ll spare you the geektastic details, but it was over the top, and the company loved it – so much, in fact, that these are just two of the emails that our team got once the presentation was over:
Hey Guys:
Just wanted to let you all know that I thought today’s presentation was incredible – maybe the single most important step anyone’s ever taken to change the culture of this company.
Thanks,
[sales guy]
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I just wanted to tell all of you how much I enjoyed our business update mtg today–you ended it with a bang. Things I liked:Just hearing from every person on the team! I’ve chatted with each of you at some point, but I loved hearing the entire team do a presentation, each person having 1-2 minutes–wonderful approach, but not too long.
Giving us a look into your creativity and insight–a lot of which applies across many groups. It was so clear you guys spent time in thoughtful brainstorming.
Giving us a sense of hope and positive forward thinking. I was sure energized after your preso.
I want to work with you guys now! You’re all awesome. 🙂 I’m working on some serious SSG marketing/sales needs, and I can’t wait for you guys to bring the message to life–doing what you do best.[sr. dir. of outsourced staffing (not her real title)]
and my boss wrapped up our presentation by acknowledging how awesome a job the team was doing and that they were leading the way he wanted the whole company to operate. it was such a huge compliment to them, and it was amazing to see them get such well-deserved recognition. yay! 😀
and perhaps the best part of today is that i successfully forced myself to step away from work for 1/2 hr to step onto my yoga mat for the first time since i started this job – 3 months ago. let’s hope i can continue to do that…my squishy belly and my aching ass (from 10-hr days of sitting) need it desperately!