my lady ex-boss asked me out for a lunch this afternoon. she wanted to return the s$20 she owed me as i had paid for 2 bouquets of flowers for 2 staff who left the company sometime back. it was not good to owe a person money over the chinese new year, she said. and it was a really good lunch. there was a lot of sharing and she shared her views about me and counselled me about my career moving ahead. very interesting conversation as she shared her views about me, and my strengths and weaknesses. very energising.
she asked me about my thoughts with regards my next career move and i shared about my desire to want to remain in my specialist role. instead, she suggested that i consider broadening my choices to cover a more generalist role. she expressed her confidence that i would be able to do it. and she made this interesting remark that i had all these while been under-rating my strengths and choosing to allow others to shine while i take on a (leadership) supporting role silently behind the scene.
i had always been surprised by how sharp she had been in observing me and people in general.
:-)
Hi Jeffrey,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had the opportunity to have your former Head in your life: she sounds like a gem.
Maybe an "?NFJ" Myers/Briggs?
I hope she has a fulfilling next chapter.
Best regards, Edwin
Hi Edwin,
ReplyDeleteYes, we do keep in touch. It's really nice of her to do so and I greatly appreciate it. She shared that she's an "I". So I guess she's an INFJ?
:-)
Jeffrey