from either fictional or realothers has helped – just helped me think ab-life experiences of out
where I stand in the organization. Not from a hierarchical standpoint, but I guess where I am in
relation to others recognizing there’s a whole lot of stuff going on and the opportunities to latch up with
another person to effect change or do somethinthat, because I tend to be in a paper-pushing type g like
job. But because everything at some point involves money, I’m probably one of the most hated and
most needed people around (chuckle). I can see others kind of crawling to my office. What I have
fin someone’s shoes. If I try to understand what the ound helpful is the concept of walking another mile
guy’s going through or, if I have a challenge, how do I voice my challenge in the language they speak?
And to me I find that’s always been the best brbuilder: to meet them on their turf, in their situation. idge
And if I can articulate in their language how the challenge I have either impacts them or I need them
to help me, that tends to get an answer. I know I didn’t answer your question, but that’s the question I
wanted to answer, whatever the question was! (laugh) Sorry.(^) Researcher: you did; thank you. This whole
conversation is excellent for the study.
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A3 I learned that if you work hard, you do the right thing, you get noticed. People know what’s going
on. You’ll have another opportunity, which turned out for me. But I also developed, you also learn
about relationships. Part of that job and the Federal service, you find out that it’s about relationships.
How those relationships should build and sustain over time. And so, I was developing many
relationships with people in the organization, even the ones that were leaving, even the ones that were
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