We all have epiphanies in our work life. For me, it was a few moments during my software days. Even though I worked for stellar companies, seeing some basic management mistakes and truly wanting to help invoke change and awareness about the importance of culture and accountability. One quarter end, after hours of legal teams fighting over the definition of CPU (Central Processing Unit), we were still in a stand still. I remember sitting at my desk thinking, there has to be more.
Thankfully I had 2 mentors who took interest in what I really wanted to do and guided me towards the field of Organizational Development (thank you Bill Roth,VP of Marketing, Nexenta Systems, Bret Dixon, COO, Tyler Technologies).
I was fortunate for a few factors.
- My hometown of Boston offers top-notch Graduate Schools
- I had saved money from my software days
- My mentors played a role
- My Mom was a teacher and throughout my life taught me the importance of continuing education
- I was determined enough to pack up my killer apartment, put everything in storage, move home with my parents, and take on $25K of graduate school debt, and the willingness to do hours and hours of homework and team projects
Ya know what though? I never have a day at work where I think or feel like this:
-Steph Mello, VP of Everything, EEG
