TODAY IS A BIG DAY!

Ok, kids, the stuff I’ve been panicking about these last few weeks – the class redesign for Corporate – gets reviewed today…

And another class I’ve designed goes through its 1st CDR (customer design review), so today is a big day.

When I was working on the mentoring class with my employees and with the Communications department, I kept imagining that these training professionals today would slaughter my class, finding flaws and errors all over…

And then as the feedback I got started being very positive, I started worrying that no one else really cared. That I was doing all this work and everyone else was like, “…so?...”

These last few days I’ve had some other feedback, and that’s been sweet. I was told by two people on separate occasions that I am very trusted, people see me as dynamic and enthusiastic and smart, and they are even a bit intimidated to go up against me. I have such credibility and respect!?!?!?! Whu-wha-whuh-WHAT!?!?!

ME!?!?!?

I’ve heard the intimidating thing before, which I just don’t get…

So, maybe today will go really well and my whole future as a consultant and curriculum designer won’t be completely decimated. Because the worst is what I’ve been having nightmares about leading me to some wicked insomnia.

I have two funny stories about work:

Yesterday I was giving an introduction to an Effective Management class we are piloting and testing. And this jerk interrupts me to ask where my Lockheed Martin security badge may be. It was in my pocket because it had come unclipped when I got up and I didn’t want to take the time to rehook it.

I told the wiener this, and then I said, “How refreshing that you interrupted me in front of the entire class to give me that criticism. One of the important things we’ll be learning about today in class is the right time and place to give PRIVATELY give CONSTRCTIVE feedback, so as not to embarrass ourselves or others in front of our peers.”

Everyone laughed.

Number 2. Monday.

I commented quite smugly that I increase Lockheed’s Training Department diversity just by being here.

I meant as a gay man.

But a Lockheed trainer said, “Why? Are we short an asshole?”

Good zinger.

I replied, “No, apparently we have two…”

And that got a big laugh, too. I do love working with the person who was trying to insult me – she’s fun.

Wish me luck today. Wish me calmness...