Just Spiel..

I was looking through notes from my first year of employment at my current place of work. A notable speaker, an executive, who was recently fired for developing a "special" bond with his assistant spoke the following words:

When choosing a team or hiring someone in business, the most important criteria is not necessarily just what they can contribute today. A great manager or leader must also consider an individual’s growth potential and may often have to take risks to help that individual grow. You are a good leader if you hire people who are smarter than you, help them discover and develop their key strengths and in doing so put them on a path to success.

At the time I was so excited that I was part of an organization where people took risks and bets on individuals with potential. But through my own experience and those of my peers, I somehow feel that it was nothing more than rah-rah talk to a bunch of precocious youngins.

I've spent three supercharged years, and am quite frankly very burnt out and find myself not challenged in any significant way.

So what is one to do? Quit whining and do something about it, is what I've always told myself.

I really see no other option than quitting and finding a new job. Or going back to get an MBA.

Ideally, I'd like to take a couple of months off from everything, go back to my favorite place on the planet (a small cottage nestled in the Himalayas where my folks took me often when I was a child) and just do the things that I like - read, cook, hike and be around people who havent been corrupted by materialism. Maybe that will help my spirit recover and my mind refocus.

Hope this is more than just spiel...