Monday, August 20, 2007
Thank You To My Staff
Chance are you didn’t know I spent much of the past week taking in the sun on the shores of North Carolina.
The reason you may not have realized I was gone is because I work with some truly amazing assignment editors multimedia content coordinators.
The desk is really the epicenter for all news gathering and content dissemination. It’s the heartbeat of the newsroom. Everyday and every night, Monica, Erin, Dominique and Saundra work feverishly to get the latest news and information. They dig for stories in places I can only imagine.
I was once told that a manager’s dream is to be able to go on vacation or to a day long meeting and leave his/her staff to do the jobs they do best without worrying about a thing. I can truly say I didn’t worry for one second. Why? Because they are first and foremost a team, and they are driven to succeed. They come in early. They stay late. They dig for information. In short, they do what it takes.
I have never been a person hung up on titles. There are people with big long titles and who need to flaunt it. I don’t. Instead, I like to think of myself as a part of the team rather than as the manager.
I couldn’t be any prouder of them. And to them I say, Thank you!
Think I should buy them all dinner? What should I buy them?
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