- Okay, so this is a little embarrassing to share.
I was a manager at a fairly young age
and I'd also studied business,
so I knew how to read a spreadsheet and make a forecast,
and I was feeling really good about my financial prowess.
But sometimes my attitude and my behavior
could definitely hold me back.
For example, I had a relationship at that point
with financial partners that was a little more like,
I make the money and you guys count the money,
which in hindsight is horrific and very short-sighted.
My boss at the time was very gentle in his schooling of me
and shared with how careers are made and broken
based on financial performance,
and should I want to be a successful executive
I really have to figure out how to have
great relationships with my finance partners.
So, to this day I'm very grateful, thanks boss.