Last Day of Work...and some inspiration

Well, it's here. Done. Finito. Etc. I'm leaving soon to head over to the office and turn in my computer, phone and home printer/fax/scanner/probably could counterfeit money too if I knew how to work it properly machine. All the implements of modern slavery. Just kidding, everyone here knows that I love being connected all the time and some may even say I have a slight problem...

I won't go into my very mixed feelings on McKinsey in too great of detail. Maybe after the perspective of a few months. I will say its a place where you can learn incredibly, incredibly quickly. And, it also can be a real grind. And even within my small start group, people have had wildly varying experiences, so luck plays a big role. Some fantastic people are there, and it was great to have been a part of it all for a short while.

The theme of the Brussels office in 2007 was inspirational leadership. Granted, I liked the fluffy classes in business school, and I am a definite F on the Meyers-Briggs, but I thought this was a fantastic idea. I went to a two day training with Hannah on becoming an inspirational leader, where the purpose was to really study your own needs, beliefs and values - without knowing yourself, you can't inspire others. I think what it comes down to is that I am hoping to find more meaning in the next job. Someday I would like to think that someone might consider me inspiring, but for now, I'll settle for finding a bit more inspiration myself.

And, in a fantastic segue combining Rwanda AND inspiration to end this post, I am going to link to a video of Bill Clinton (definitely an inspirational leader) talking about his dream of building a health care system in Rwanda. A 24 minute video, but worth the time. Thanks to my colleague Fred for passing it along.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/85