As long as I can remember I’ve been in and out of my parents’ offices on a weekly to daily basis. Part of everyday life, from dinner table conversations to talk of me going into the family business, it’s been in my blood for quite some time. It wasn’t until last week, starting as an intern, that I really started to understand the work of the Strategy Group.
Not only was the first week nerve-racking it was a week of enlightenment. Let’s get one thing straight: my mom used to call me to ask how to turn the TV on, now she is sitting in my office showing me how to navigate the servers. Let’s just say I felt like I dropped down a peg or two.
At a young age I saw team members coming and going and work being done and never understood the system behind it. I always thought that mom or dad just told them what to do, they did it, and it was done. I was wrong. As I learned the trafficking system here I got a brand new understanding of how things get done, and it definitely isn’t dad or mom issuing commands. Teamwork is huge here and it’s actually one of the coolest things to see in motion. One job could be worked on by several people until it’s complete; it’s this kind of teamwork that goes unseen in the finished product.
It’s hard starting at square one at a place I thought I knew so well. My eyes are open to this new world, and I’m doing everything I can to embrace it.
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