I will never forget my first Zoom meeting with Eli. The empathy he showed while listening to my story was remarkable… When we met, we didn't know about my Russian accent and that Elli needed to read my lips. It turned out my accent could create some challenge - however we overcame it quickly. We shared our stories, our beliefs, and somet…
I will never forget my first Zoom meeting with Eli. The empathy he showed while listening to my story was remarkable… When we met, we didn't know about my Russian accent and that Elli needed to read my lips. It turned out my accent could create some challenge - however we overcame it quickly. We shared our stories, our beliefs, and something clicked - we became friends-:)
As Elli said, "Life is unfair. It always will be." Several years ago I was added to the downsizing list and was asked by my friends "Have you figured out why it was you? Who made this decision?" My answer shocked my friends in the same way as Eli’s "Neither the decision nor the people who made it define me," i said. "It’s their choice, and it may define them, but I am defined by my journey with the company, the impact I made there, and how I can translate their decision into my opportunity for success." And i did -:)
As Elli said, “there will always be people like that—but don’t they serve as a reminder of all the good we have?”
I will never forget my first Zoom meeting with Eli. The empathy he showed while listening to my story was remarkable… When we met, we didn't know about my Russian accent and that Elli needed to read my lips. It turned out my accent could create some challenge - however we overcame it quickly. We shared our stories, our beliefs, and something clicked - we became friends-:)
As Elli said, "Life is unfair. It always will be." Several years ago I was added to the downsizing list and was asked by my friends "Have you figured out why it was you? Who made this decision?" My answer shocked my friends in the same way as Eli’s "Neither the decision nor the people who made it define me," i said. "It’s their choice, and it may define them, but I am defined by my journey with the company, the impact I made there, and how I can translate their decision into my opportunity for success." And i did -:)
As Elli said, “there will always be people like that—but don’t they serve as a reminder of all the good we have?”