Time to get to work!

Today we got started into work mode!  We checked out of our hotel and headed for the University College of Dublin..aka UCD.  Funny how my university shares the same initials with them.  We had 4 speakers today.  All of these speakers were leaders in business here in Ireland.  Our first speaker was Andrew Parish whom my team and I will be working with on his new start up.  My two teammates Bevan and Anna are fantastic and I know we are all excited to get started soon!  The company is exciting and the dynamic of our small team should be really good.  Both my teammates are very talented and have a lot of good ideas already!  Also, both were very engaged with the speakers and the things being shared I could see a lot of maturity from both of them.  Although I think after lunch we were all having that afternoon slump where we were in need of all the caffeine possible, haha!  The main thing I learned from Andrew was that the CEO is a singular position, and it can be pretty lonely if you are not careful as the CEO.  The other big take away for me was that Attitude is great than education (Attitude>Education).  He had other great points, but these were two leadership qualities and honest points I found really helpful.

The other speakers were great too and I had many take aways.  But the other biggest lesson I learned today that I have heard before, but I have forgotten was the TSP.  Be...Timely, Specific, and Personal.  This is a great way to reward people when you genuinely see something done well.  It doesn't even have to be from your employees, you can give this feedback to someone serving you at a restaurant or in others normal life situations that warrant it as well.

The last part of the day Bevan and I spent time figuring out the campus, getting dinner and some laundry done.  We are chillaxing now in the common area of our 6 person dorm we will call home for a few days.  Posted below is the view from our common area window overlooking Dublin.  It has been good getting to know Bevan for sure, and we share a good camaraderie on many levels.  Truly blessed to be making such great friends on this trip.  Honestly, I like everyone on this trip and hope that I can stay in touch with all 15 members of the group.

Looking forward to posting some more good stuff soon!  Ciao!

Strolling around on campus at UCD earlier in the day 😝