if only all mondays were like this!

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]
——–
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!

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