Teamwork is partly about identifying the strengths and professional potential of others and working together to help them succeed.
Sylvia, one of my many fabulous hires over the years. She lives in California and called to share with me her big shot at something really exciting that put her on track for everything she's worked hard and dreamt of for a long time. She started as LA's first Spanish-language TV weather forecaster.
The tone of her voice sounded like musical notes as she mentioned how this is what she worked diligently for to get her there. It felt wonderful and it was so celebratory, that she felt strongly that her win, had to be shared with me because she said that I helped her get there.
That telephone call and the lunch we then shared face to face, were worth more than any award or title I have ever held. Managing and teaching with understanding, compassion, and teamwork is a good reminder that in the middle of a lot of noise, it’s the people that matter. I don’t always have all the right answers and I make my share of mistakes, but those calls, mean everything to my growing team of media powerbrokers.
SV who was a wonderful team player and ready to learn at every turn of the way tells me that when she was a weather anchor, folks would stop her on the street, but know nobody notices her. Who is she? https://youtu.be/AZ5xk5Q7oMI