Growing Up in the Consulting World

 

Eighteen years ago today, I started my current job. Put on a new shirt and tie, walked into the office, and began a new journey with only one other journey under my belt to serve as reference. It's eighteen years and counting at the firm, now as its co-president. And what a great experience it continues to be. 

Part of being at one place for so long has to be that you're ever learning, and that has certainly the case with my job. Client work is ever changing, in terms of keeping up with the times, with your contacts, and with what you can do for them. Organizational challenges ever dominate my days, given the seat I inhabit, and that too requires constantly evolving in response. One aspect of that is supporting and motivating the people around me, which also requires that I adapt and learn and grow and change.

I guess you could say I have reached young adulthood in the consulting space. I certainly feel more mature than when I first started. But I would also easily assert I still have a lot of growing up to do. Thankful for it all.