Managing hope
When I became an editor a while back, I read somewhere that a manager’s job is to provide hope. I told that to J my boss and he scoffed at the notion. But really, now that I have been in charge of two groups simultaneously at my company for several years, I’m convinced more than ever, the job is about managing hope – mine and theirs.
Today I passed a sign – one of those ubiquitous grass signs that have appeared post-Katrina – it said “The Quest for Deeper Knowledge begins September 24 at 10AM” in small print was “Why am I here?”
I had disturbing dreams last night that left me feeling almost violated in spirit this morning.