Maddie Jacob’s Post

RECOGNIZE when it is 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 - when ⌛️ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗨𝗣 ⌛️ There are times when a move - to a different company - or even a new career path - is the only way to move up substantially. After 4 or 5 years as an ENGINEER in the Cross Country Natural Gas Pipeline industry - I was offered double my salary - to make a move to another much larger - and Global company. I had NOT been searching for other opportunities. I had done much ENGINEERING - and ESTIMATING work for that company. I had programmed in nearly ALL of the ENGINEERING FORMULAS - which had greatly increased the speed and accuracy of PRELIMINARY DESIGN - and ESTIMATING. It was something that I had chosen to do - when I saw the need. That program became the standard. It was that ability - that the new company wanted. The company I was with - made my CHOICE TO MOVE ON easy - when they brought an incompetent MISOGYNISTIC NARCISSIST into management - from outside of the company. That micromanaging NARCISSISTIC IDIOT - attempted to MANDATE that I add in programming - to estimate pencils used for every project. He was an accountant / a 2 cent pencil pusher - that thought his pencil would be an impact on MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS. The SIGNS were EVIDENT. The WRITING WAS ON THE WALL. That was it. I turned in my resignation - and accepted the other offer. I feel that there are NO COINCIDENCES - and that ALL of the SIGNS were telling me - that it was TIME for me to MOVE ON. #TimeToLeave #TimeToMoveOn #SignsEvident #NoCoincidences #Narcissistic #Misogynistic

A useful read for organizations newer to 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. I don't agree with everything here, however it's a good starting place! One point to highlight: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, while of course you can hire someone to simply complete tasks, an experienced consultant's value is also in the critical thinking and perspective they bring. When hiring a consultant, consider if you're simply looking for someone to complete a predefined task, or desire strategic partnership. The answer helps you decide who to hire. "𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎. 𝑾𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔." (page 10) For example, as your strategic partner, I help you think big picture and refine your plan and process. What questions are most essential to answer? How can our process be equitable and inclusive? How will we engage the community? How can we ensure the results are actionable, and shared with the range of stakeholders who contributed? On a task-level, I carry-out the majority of the leg-work, including data collection, analysis, and writing/visualization of results. Depending on the organization and the goals of the project, this 2nd part can be more or less hands-on for staff, partners and community members. Do you hire consultants for their strategic guidance, technical expertise, or both? If you're a consultant, I'm curious if this resonates with you, what you'd add or change.

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The juice is worth the squeeze 🍋 is one of my favourite sayings. Sure connecting people and projects is what we do, unlocking opportunities, helping companies thrive and helping people be happy and healthy in their life and careers. Placements are cool but unsolicited endorsements like this for me and the 4020 Consult team make all the effort seem worthwhile. The team here are the recipients of so many word of mouth referrals and recommendations it is truly gratifying each and every time but this one really hit me in the feels 😍🤧😊 #infrastructure #energy #water #engineering #civilengineering #projectmanagement #testimonial #endorsement #recommendation

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One more project as construction manager How can I do? On day 1, I was afraid. I was afraid the first time I worked as C.M. What were clients think about me? On day 500, I was afraid. I was afraid the first time I work abroad. I was afraid the first time I am booked a interview call with client. What if they ask questions I can't answer? Fear of ridicule. Fear of damaging my company reputation. Fear of not being a real expert. I've had to become comfortable with fear as I've grown my career. Here’s what I realized: On the other side of fear is growth. Here's how I look at it now: If it feels... Uncomfortable Unfamiliar Different Scary Risky ....I'm probably on the right track. #IntES #Carlsberg #LBC

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