Saturday, July 02, 2005

A little story & I'm sorry

So ever since the Cloverdale Rodeo I've been working along side Susy helping out her company with the high staffing demands. During the Rodeo we worked in Grounds, basically cleaning up. From the first day I sensed a lack of organization at the Fair Grounds. Now for those of you that don't know my "real" job is in the event industry handling and overseeing events at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre as well as Tradex. Now it's hard for me to go to any kind of an event as a spectator. I don't go to concerts or special events anymore because I always go into what I call 'work mode'. It's just what happens, I get so into watching the logistics of the event that I don't actually enjoy the event. I'm the same way at weddings too. There's been a few I've gone to that have gone bad and I can't help but to stand up and start giving direction. It's in my blood I guess. I'm a leader and a fixer. I fix things. Well Susy and I found out very fast in the grounds department that were both leaders, we kinda 'butted heads' on the first day. Not in a bad way or meanly, just two different leaders with two different ideas. Anyways during the rodeo for the most part we separated and took a team each with us to supervise. It worked great. I don't think the rodeo ever has had such an amazing team. The reviews and comments have testified to that. We did work together some as well. Any ways yesterday, Canada Day, Susy and I worked there again, this time in parking. Now I knew from the get go that Susan is the supervisor and I did try my hardest to take a step back and let her do her thing. I have the utmost faith in her to do the job. I know what she's capable of but hasn't been given the chance to do. So I tried to step back, Susy even gave me an area to supervise so she didn't have to worry about it. Mind you it was the quietest area. I thought I did pretty good at not stepping on her toes at all. Apparently I got itchy though and did , just a little she says. A little later in the day she drove by me with another guy on the cart. He was taking a little breather from gate 6 intersection, which I think is the heaviest traffic point on the fair grounds. We won't even go into the logistics of that one, because its all wrong, but what ever you work with what you got. Anyways he needed a break and I was bored out of my tree so I offered to take over for him. He was glad to oblige. I figured that if I was busy there I couldn't interfere with Susan or step on her toes. I think I was a bit wrong in that assumption. The busier it got there the more my brain started working and the more I think I may have stepped on her. Something I need to work on I guess. Now she's going to say that I didn't step on her much but the fact that I did at all is bad to me. I need to work on not undermining her authority or going around her. She's an amazing person who I think makes a great supervisor. I should be an ally to her, someone she can turn to for assistance if she needs it, not when she doesn't. At Tradex she's now the parking lot supervisor and I've never felt more comfortable with it in her hands. So Sue, I know your reading this, I'm sorry and I am trying hard not to step on your toes. I hope I've gotten better at not doing it. You know how I feel about you and what your capable of. I am trying hard, it's in may nature though, it's what I do so it's hard to let go of. But I'll keep trying. In the mean time, thanks, for having the patience and love not to rip my head off. Told you your the best.

2 Comments:

Blogger Susy said...

Thanks hun. I do already feel like I can go to you, but i also know that you're always one step ahead of me (it comes with experience i suppose). You have gotten a lot better though. Besides even when it's youstepping on my toes, i don't mind it as much as other people stepping on my toes. probably because i understand, hence why i'm patient. you're the best, and the sweetest

11:51 AM  
Blogger RoseyBlog said...

Bah hum-bug. Say it like it is Susan.
Love is a funny thing.
Sometimes we sell ourselves out to the ones we love and don't even realize that we've done so.

Good job Neil, for seeing that in yourself.

Keep up the good job.
Love you both
Susan's mom

1:52 PM  

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