The past week of 2/14/23 to 2/21/23 has been a great first week of interviews. I had an incredible first interview with Mr. Welborn, the president of Welborn & Associates in Chattanooga. Through lots of hard work, he created his company, leading many workers and is very successful. I found it interesting when he said, “Let them know how much you care before you let them know how much you know.” I really agree with what he said, and I can apply this quote as a leader on the soccer team. I need to show my teammates that I care about the team and respect them as a player before I give them pointers or tell them to improve. I also had an interview with Mr. Ingraham who is the director of the Chattanooga Fellows Program. He helps men coming right out of college navigate what they want to do as they enter the work force. He gave lots of great pointers. Last week I wrote thank you notes to the people who I have interviewed and thanked them for their time and thoughtful responses. For the coming week, I am interviewing Trevor Smith, who went to Harvard Business School and now owns a travel management company called Maupin Travel. I am excited to learn more from the upcoming interviews, along with the Ted Talk “What it Takes To Be a Great Leader.” I am wondering if I should adjust some of the questions I ask after completing the first two interviews? After the third interview with Mr. Smith, I will adjust the questions I ask if I need to. The image is of Trevor Smith.
