Leading with Grit, Grace, And Big Girl Panties
Leading with Grit, Grace, And Big Girl Panties From Cop Aspirations to Leadership Confusion Let me take you back. Picture me, fresh-faced and full of ambition in the UK. I had it all figured out (or so I thought). I was going to join the police service— with the goal of moving into forensics, solving high-profile crimes, all while looking exceptionally professional in a perfectly pressed suit. Sounds dreamy, right? Well, life had other plans, as it so often does. Fast forward a couple of years, and there I was, in the fast-paced world of financial services, heading up a sales team for a company, despite the small fact that I had failed maths. I know, the irony. If I couldn't count, then maybe I could sell the idea of counting. The subject I could barely pass in school—was now the foundation of my daily grind. Over the next years and the many different positions, I held, I seemed to find myself working for bosses who fit a familiar mold: Slightly chubby (sorry not sorry), ...