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Re: Hardest personal lesson learned?
One of the hardest lessons I learned was the importance of maintaining communication and appreciation in the team.
In the last few days of build season, the stress started piling on. Things were said, feelings were hurt, things were misheard and misinterpreted, people felt unimportant, mistakes were made, and some people almost walked out.
We realized as things started boiling over and worked hard to help improve the situation. We eventually went on to have our best season ever.
Even today, as happy as I am that my team made it to Einstein for the first time ever, I still sit and think about the things that have happened. Clear communication is important. Appreciation is even more so. Make sure you all take a moment to thank your team-mates for just being there. Don't let the heat of things make you forget that your team should be a family.
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