By Monday morning my temper had waned, good thing! I knocked on Dr. Ps door
and asked for a few minutes of his time. I mentioned how I was upset on
Friday that he had gone to the meeting, did not invite me nor let me know he
was going. His response was that he will be attending many meetings by himself
and he does not have to include me if he does not think it is pertinent to what
the office does or my participation in PHI. The meeting was a diabetes
conference with sessions on new technologies/clinical trends, social
aspects/behaviors and health facts/nutrition. All seemed relevant to ME. I
believe he did not intentionally exclude me. I wished/thought that as a small
group we would work closely together and share information - be a team.
Maybe this is not his plan or that his methodology is different than I am accustomed to.
I will let it go.
Tomorrow our colleague from Bangalore will be coming to Delhi for the partners meeting to discuss details and expectations from PHFI, PSI and PHI collaborating on the Lilly 5 year NCD program.
What am I learning from this?
I need to be more open to different management styles
I can't always get to do what I think is best
Patience (this will be a hard one!)
I will add to the list as time goes on....
Maybe this is not his plan or that his methodology is different than I am accustomed to.
I will let it go.
Tomorrow our colleague from Bangalore will be coming to Delhi for the partners meeting to discuss details and expectations from PHFI, PSI and PHI collaborating on the Lilly 5 year NCD program.
What am I learning from this?
I need to be more open to different management styles
I can't always get to do what I think is best
Patience (this will be a hard one!)
I will add to the list as time goes on....
Does he know you are there was because you are passionate about public health and eager to learn and gain more experiences by helping them through PH? Providing some nurturing opportunities from his end should be expected and should not be something to struggle for. I don't know how an organization can make real social impact if the leader is narrow-minded.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I agree wholeheartedly! Hopefully my next work posting will be more positive.
ReplyDeleteYou are dealing with it well!
ReplyDeleteThe decision on that will have to wait. I cannot say that I am dealing with it WELL, I am just dealing with it as there are not many options.
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