Returning from a 3 day Graduate Induction covering topics such as Leadership Imperatives and Career Development my drive and optimism has increased. However as urgent lab work on characterisation of a new product is required and the deadline for one of my main projects analysing benefits of introducing new equipment is bought forward, my optimism has begun to fade a little!
I'm realising that due to the nature of the role I have in new product development, projects can be very stop/start so work load in this case can run in peaks and troughs. In a situation like this my time management skills are really tested and I will admit on this one it's all a learning process, something they don't teach you at University.
There have been a few low points this week where I probably haven't done as well as I could have done with prioritising which tasks I need to do next and I've sometimes found myself wishing the pressure to complete work would ease. I have to admit though that I tend to get complacent if I'm not under a bit of pressure to get things finished and I much prefer to have too much on than too little.
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