Reflections

Let the Cards Fall Where they May

• By fannieb
• December 8, 2014
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I can’t stand inefficiency in people. I can’t stand it in someone who probably gets paid $40,000 a year more than I do. And I especially can’t stand it when their inefficiency spills over into my world.

Why is it that some people don’t believe that “prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance” or haven’t learned that “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”? This is the situation I find myself in at work. I get to work with Larry, a director level project manager, who doesn’t think one step ahead, not one step! He’s earned his PMP certificate which only goes to show that a credential isn’t the only thing that matters. What matters more is what’s inside a person and their awareness and truthfulness to self- integrity.

Larry thinks he can just show up to a meeting with vendors and others he’s never met and wing it. And he might even pull it off, but the stress created for others and for himself is totally unnecessary and frankly pisses me off!

I learned from a communication class I recently took that a key component in communicating effectively is trust. And, I didn’t realize how important trust was until I started working with Larry only one week after this class. If right off the bat you don’t trust someone you’re automatically suspicious of them and you probably don’t particularly care for them. You instinctively become less cooperative with them whether you are aware of it or not. That’s how I characterize my relationship with Larry.

I have tried my best to manage Larry to minimize any impact on my reputation, but at the end of the day, or rather at the beginning of the day tomorrow, I get to watch the show from a remote position I must will myself to take. Let the cards fall where they may.