In relation to my second intervention, most of the feedback has come from Ms. Li Wenjia, being the EMEA Director of VOWOW who has since the beginning been in contact with me on planning the Shooting Campaign first meeting and afterward organizing the following meetings for the implementation of the Performance Evaluation Review Guidelines showed on my previous post.

Ms. Li has been a great communicator and attentive listener to what my propositions were and how these could benefit VOWOW. I believe that her ability to value my ideas and active listening skills have been very useful in allowing me to comfortably express myself in the best way. This has also made me think that collaborative environments must firstly promote a welcoming and safe environment where everyone feels free and empowered to express their idea without fear of judgment or lower self-confidence.

Reflection

Although Ms. Li has certainly a more different background than me, in terms of not only career-wise but also nationality, and I have felt that our communication level and ideas have been working together to get the best result for VOWOW and the Team. In this regard, as it is shown from the email, Ms. Li has always shown appreciation for her team and for myself, considering us as resources to her business. I believe her Leadership and Managerial Skills have been a winning aspect to consider in relation to the already Inclusive environment had before my intervention. Moreover, my intervention has supported Ms. Li in establishing concrete guidelines and KPI’s for the performance evaluation of her team and this is certainly something needed when companies are experiencing growth similar to VOWOW.

From this collaboration, I am happy to have been helpful in making a positive change in the company procedure of VOWOW and allowed them to easily implement their performance evaluation tools. I have also appreciated being in a workplace collaborative environment with lots of new team members and extremely diverse. This has allowed me to always think that diversity makes everyone richer, the company, the people around us, and ultimately us, by realising that there is nothing more beautiful than acknowledging, valuing, and being acknowledged back for the pure reason of showing the person we are.