{"id":38808,"date":"2013-09-24T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/24\/what-i-did-today.html"},"modified":"2013-09-28T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T19:53:51","slug":"what-i-did-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/24\/what-i-did-today.html","title":{"rendered":"What I did today"},"content":{"rendered":"
I woke up at 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

This was to allow me to shower, dress, and dash to the airport in time for a 6 a.m. (boarding at 5:15) flight to Chicago.<\/p>\n

So I'm a Corporate IT guy. I sit in Denver (not our corporate HQ) through historical accident and personal preference.<\/p>\n

But though I am not directly involved in anything involving the operations of the Denver group. \u00a0They are local operations, I am corporate dude, and never the twain shall meet.<\/p>\n

Except that — well, I live<\/i> with these folks. \u00a0And while, being an introvert, it would be easy enough to simply hunker down and be a rock, an island, I also buy into such rose-colored concepts as collegiality<\/i> and boundarilessness<\/i> and the idea that our "culture of caring" actually means I should be involved in the local operations.<\/p>\n

So I've been part of the local office safety committee tied into the regional sports-themed safety program for the past few years, helping brainstorm idea, review write-ups, and be a good local<\/i> corporate citizen.<\/p>\n

In this year's sports-themed safety program, our local Denver team actually won a place in the business unit finals. \u00a0And I was (gulp) asked to be one of the presenting team.<\/p>\n

(I was asked this last year, but personal circumstances made it highly undesirable to do so — though I felt guilty turning them down.)<\/p>\n

So, of course, I said yes. \u00a0And last week, amidst being off at the corporate HQ all week for major meetings with my boss and his directs, I was also in the evening reviewing work being done on the presentation for the finals. \u00a0Hilarity and guilt (and lack of sleep) ensued.<\/p>\n

Monday, I made it into the office for the first time in a couple of weeks, just to sit full-day in the planning meetings for these finals.<\/p>\n

And today was the finals, at our office in Chicago. 6 a.m. flight, arrive at the airport at 9 or so, taxi to the office downtown, arrive just as the first pairing in the finals are kicking off.<\/p>\n

We end up in our pairing for office teams in the early afternoon.<\/p>\n

And … we won.<\/p>\n

Now, despite the kudos for "the Voice" (which I got from numerous quarters), this victory was a collaborative effort of all the presentation team (four of us) and another half-dozen people back home. \u00a0But, that said, we're the ones getting the ticker-tape parade (though, to keep us honest, that means having to go into the downtown office when we land back in Denver around 2 or so).<\/p>\n

I'm actually really proud of the job we did — both the actual execution and the concept being put forward — proposing an over-reaching revamp of the program to maximize engagement by all staff and encourage broader participation and a fresh coat of paint. \u00a0We, as a whole,<\/i> did a great job, and the material that was put together over the past week or two was solid.<\/p>\n

We had a celebration dinner — all the competitors — out tonight, and tomorrow my team flies home. \u00a0A job well done.<\/p><\/div>\n

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