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James

Come to me for

  • Relationships

Support me with

  • Detail

Conditions I like to work in

  • My working conditions are not that important to me. I'm pretty happy at my own laptop/desktop or in a shared working space
  • If I have to sit down and write a significant piece of content, then I'll often try and change my environment to a cafe or something else to give me a new perspective from my desk

Times/Hours I like to work

  • I do my best thinking work early in the morning
  • I will often get up early, work through anything that needs creating (new biz doc etc) and then use the rest of my day to meet people, run workshops etc.
  • I finish by 3pm most days so I can pick up my kids from school. I'll usually check back online after they've gone to bed about 7pm

The best way to communicate with me

  • Slack or email are generally most convenient. I almost always miss Trello notifications
  • My idea is when people just pick up the phone - although I'm often in meetings so it's not always the easiest thing to do

The way I like to receive feedback

  • Through an email/Slack and then with a follow up conversation for me to understand the context and ask questions

Things that I need are

  • People - my relationships are the most important thing in my life
  • I increasingly struggle when I have to spend significant time away from my family

Things I struggle with

  • Detail
  • At my worst, my focus on relationships can tip into people pleasing and all the associated risks
  • Feeling like I'm letting my team down when I have to compromise my time for whatever reason
  • As an extrovert, I struggle with people who don't want to work in the open

Things I love

  • My strengths are all around people and the connections I have with them
  • I love working with people as part of a team, who I fully understand and trust and vice versa

Other things to know about me

  • I run a community pub so will often be working from there during the day time. I always do my best to avoid interruptions, but sometimes you may have to forgive me as I deal with something unexpected...