New Dog, Old Tricks

Well, I'm now into day four of the new job.

All rather impressive. A grand title and quite generous package for large NYSE-listed company that provides research and consulting services to the global healthcare industry.

While it's a big and complex company undergoing an exciting period of change and redirection, it's also very grown-up in terms of its people and processes.

It's so refreshing to be among a myriad of folk dedicated to their own particular specialism pulling together to a common end. So much better than trying to be all things to all people as was previously the case (I'm no finance whizz, nor am I a people manager). Moreover, it's just great to be able to get on with my own specialism in synch with peers within complementary disciplines.

I know it's still only early days and we're each in besotted 'honeymoon' period. I know too that things will get tough from time to time and there will be inevitable politics and personality issues to contend with. But I'm very happy to be in the right place for me and far, far away from the frankly petty, spiteful and stupid school-yard behaviour of some at the old firm.