ππ¨, ππ‘ππ² π°π«π¨ππ ππ‘π ππππ₯ ππ§π²π°ππ². ππ§ π ππ¨ππ€πππ’π₯ π§ππ©π€π’π§.
She took a risk on us.
And it changed the trajectory of my life and my three siblings' lives.
I've spent most of my career telling people that πΈπ©π¦π³π¦ you are is not πΈπ©π° you are. I even gave a TEDxTalk on it.
It took me until last month to realize the same thing is true of buildings.
"Do you have someone running your LinkedIn?"
I get this question a lot.
I smile and respond the same each time.
Eleven years ago today, I sat down in the Presidentβs chair at Quadel.
At that time, I thought leadership was about having answers.
I was wrong.
Dearest reader, the friendly skies bring another reveal.
Two strangers seated next to me settled in.
When we stepped in to help, the inspection hadnβt been done in over two months. We did it in two days.
I call it the necklace of shame.
We put it on as children, and we just never took it off.
Here's what I know now: the longer you wear it, the more power you give it.
