Grateful Dad #16.24: Meeting Halfway
I believe one of the secrets to fostering good connections between people is the ability to meet halfway.
Wild and frenzied – that’s how I would describe my life in the last two weeks. It was a combination of a barrage of both personal and professional chaos. On the personal front, it was because I wanted to finally move forward with a big life decision. However, I do understand that it’s not something that you decide on in haste; on the contrary, it needs careful consideration and thought. With that, I’m letting it take its natural course and settle down on its own.
On the other hand, life has also been frenzied in the office lately. We have an ongoing big project and it’s the first time the working team has been involved in a project of such complexity after two years.
As expected, there was a lot of pushback from the systems support team even if requirements were provided in a timely manner. Naturally, there were adjustments when it came to the requirements but that’s a part of every project.
At some point, we were informed of a possible delay in the project launch because of miscommunication within the working team, all because of my error in the version number of an important document, causing the systems support team to miss one requirement. After several negotiations and alignment meetings, we were able to iron things out and find a suitable workaround. With that, the project is back on track.
What is notable in our recent experiences? Well, I’m happy to see the tremendous growth of the different teams involved in terms of maturity. My colleagues were now willing to meet halfway and find a solution instead of trying to expose whose fault it was.
I remember two years ago when I joined the company. They were in the thick of things of a major undertaking, a project that could spell profit or loss for the company. Each time we would have checkpoints at that time, the tension was palpable among the personalities involved, even if the meetings were online.
People would lose their cool and mechanically push their agenda, without looking at the project on a macro level. At some point, people were already raising their voices and pointing fingers, without That project disrupted the old routine of the company and brought out the best and the worst in people. In the end, though, things began to fall into place by focusing on things that matter most to the project.
I think we can learn a thing or two from this experience I shared. I believe maturity is a potent weapon to wield. It’s not just about age but it comes from experience and the knowledge that you gained along the way. Maturity allows you to see things from a bigger perspective and come up with solutions methodically.
On the other hand, meeting halfway can also be likened to making positive compromises. In our daily lives, knowing how to make positive compromises is a must instead of blindly insisting on the things that only matter to us. This results in better human connections and advocating for a common good.
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Wow ang ganda basahin, thanks for sharing
So worth it basahin thank you always for sharing