post: journal entry for week starting 11 November 2024

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+title: The king is probably dead, long live the king
+date: 2024-11-11
+authors:
+  - practicalli
+categories:
+  - practicalli
+tags:
+  - leadership
+---
+
+
+!!! QUOTE
+    You are only a leader if people are willing to follow
+
+Its hard to shake the feeling that I have failed at the current role, but I will continue to understand what is happening and where I can add value.  However, its too easy to feel I am simply not needed and in an exceptional case, simply not wanted.
+
+Tuesday I was really exhaused, partly because of the continued cough but also the concerns that I still wasnt able to break through to the team (especially if they feel unsafe to ask questions).  I am not sleeping well and need to find energy to exercise more.
+
+Wednesday I made time for self-reflection as part of the company feedback initiative.  I did struggle to quantify to myself what I had done.  In hindsight I should have spend more time on this and consulted my journal, although I still feel I would come up short of my own aims for the role.
+
+Friday was the end of my commerical current role.
+
+> The title of this article is from the first episode of the first series of the Black Adder TV show.  There were quite a few Shakepearean quotes used for comic effect.
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+## Onboarding
+
+When someone new starts they are overflowing with enthusiasm.  Having a clear plan helps balance that enthusiam with all the mundane tasks that should be done early, so they are not a continual distraction.
+
+In the months leading up to the new starter the team was asked for specific things they could work on.  The team were very focused on the new feature so had little opportunity to think about this.  This feature is complete and the team have more scope to support and pair with our new engineer.
+
+> Even switching to time-boxed engineer priorities work seemed challenging, as the engineers are not used to considering what work is important to them.
+
+
+## Groundhog day for movies but not work
+
+I love a good 'Groundhog day' homage in a movie or tv series
+
+When it comes to a groundhog experience at work, repeating mistakes that we had moved away from, it feels like a huge step backwards.  Our current planned work feels like we are falling into older patterns that didnt work well, especially rushing into new work without clearer definition.  At least everyone is well aware of these challenges, although making them part of our default approach may take some time (especially under percieved timeline pressures).
+
+I am trying to push back and ensure we have clarity and time, only doing the essential work. This should avoid the kinds of problems we had before.
+
+
+!!! INFO "Stargate SG-1 Episode "
+    An excellent exploration of the 'groundhog day' or time-loop effect was presented in the [Stargate SG1 'Window of Opporunity' episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_of_Opportunity_(Stargate_SG-1)){target=_blank}
+
+    Two of the main characters become stuck in a time loop.  Once they realise they are stuck they try everything they can think of to break out, all of which leading to failure. Eventually they decide to take a day off and enjoy themselves.
+
+    Sometimes you need to step away from a challenge before you can start to resolve it.
+
+---
+Thank you.
+
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