Boulder to London

I finally made it back to London on Friday and have spent the last 40-some hours sleeping in, spending time with Melisse and catching up on the things that don’t get done when one is out of the country (paying bills, laundry, grocery shopping, etc).  The weekend has been great, but it looks like it is back to the office this afternoon to get a jump start on the week.  The project I’m working continues to present challenges, but the nice thing about consulting is that in 1 week, it’s off to something different and I get to try again.

I’ve learned a lot through the course of this project, mostly on how not to do things.  Leadership and management in a consulting setting is quite a bit different than what I experienced in a corporate setting and I definitely will need to adjust my approach and style to be successful.  On the bright side of things, I’ve really come to appreciate the group that I joined.  I’ve had tremendous support, good opportunities to learn, and witnessed a team that is genuinely concerned about each other and willing to step in and help out whenever possible.  I’ve been doing this for almost 4 months and continue to love it.

Last Thursday I got a call from a buddy of mine at GE.  He said he was talking to a guy that had a position open at GE that I’d be good for if I was ready to come back.  I didn’t get a chance to talk to him until later that day, but when I called him back, I was sitting in the back of the stretch limo that Virgin Atlantic had sent to pick me up for my flight.  While it was great to catch up, I realized that there isn’t any job at GE that would be tempting enough to cut short this new chapter of life.