New Beginnings Need New Changes

When confronted with new beginnings, we either go back to what we have done in similar situations in the past and repeat the steps we had undertaken (process oriented approach) or develop a goal-oriented approach with changes that suit one's own personality. In my case, my personality has always been more suited to decision-making in the planning mode where I have enough information to make a calculated decision as opposed to working with imperfect information that involves some gut based decision making at the nick of the moment. Traders are very comfortable (and indeed adrenalin flows) with last minute calls, I get great satisfaction in establishing a framework for repeated problem-solving. I believe my strength is problem-solving and establishing the processes for robust and intelligent problem-solving. My approach to new beginnings involves some ritualistic steps. I start to depend heavily on processes- I want to track all the things to be done (need a new planner; note down all the things to do etc. although I am never good in following this type process on a daily basis), incrementally more reports to address all the questions that crop up as I learn the new aspects of the business associated with the new beginnings, and (as I have learnt about myself) add business intelligence so that the the simple solutions are already set up automatically to be reviewed to be executed. This calls for a very healthy blend of business understanding, conceptual thinking, technological knowledge, and technical skill set to execute business intelligence embedded reports.