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Welcome to this week's post.
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Every Monday, I will send you the most interesting stories of the week from my blog. Well, I hope it is interesting at least. If I have NOT written anything in a given week, nothing will be sent out, so I won't be filling up your inbox.
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After a very rewarding 41-year career with the Government of Alberta (Alberta Environment) I will be handing in my swipe card and exiting the building for the last time on February 17th, 2023.
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I am retiring so that I am able to completely focus my attention on coaching / facilitating and writing full time. I have enjoyed the many hours that I have put into my coaching / facilitation and writing, but it is time to make the move and devote all my attention to my passion projects. I love writing and currently have three fiction and one non-fiction books on the go. Many more waiting to be told! :)
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I have been blessed throughout my career to have actually enjoyed my work and the people I worked with. In my 40 plus years I have seen many people come and go; some I still consider to be my true friends!
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The Department of Environment is a relatively young ministry, it was created in 1971. I have been blessed to have served under seventeen of twenty Ministers since its inception I started my career in Edmonton as a Drafting aide and ended my career in Calgary as a Water Modelling Technologist.
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Throughout my career, I worked extremely hard to keep my coaching and writing separate from my daily Government work so that no one could ever accuse me of doing non-government work during work hours! Plus most days I was way too busy to do that, even if I wanted to!
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Early on in my career, I realized I hated meetings, which meant that traditional leadership roles were off the table for me! Yes, I hate meetings that much. So I chose to lead by:
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- Supporting and advocating that the workplace was a great place to be, and work at. I worked hard at ensuring a positive, safe work environment where ever I was and what ever I was doing.
- Modelling that you didn't always need permission first! Sometimes, you just needed to get a job done, keep people in the loop and then, if needed, ask for permission afterwards.
Eg. I recently secured two years of C# programming support for a program that was DESPERATELY needed in my department. It was the right thing to do for the many people involved, so using my pure charm, I achieved updating from another Department for no cost to my Department.
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I will miss the people I worked with and I believe they'll miss me. But after numerous retirements and Departmental downsizing exercises, I know from experience that in a couple of months after I am gone people will have figured out how to get the job done without me and I will only be a memory in peoples hearts and minds.
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I know at the end of my career I will have made a positive difference in many peoples lives, which is really all that I can hope for. One of our core basic needs is to know that we have made a difference.
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Especially considering my personal life mission of creating a world of heart based connections while living and teaching the Shin Dao.
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PS. I'll write more on what's does my new life look like later. Off to enjoy the sun!
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Please share this with your friends
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