Tricia Cerrone

I had been in his office, and he was, like, one of the most helpful HR people that I had ever experienced. So in 30 minutes, he gave me a plan that was going to help me with an initiative I was working on. And there was innovation books on his desk. So I'm like, okay, he can't be that bad. We have some common interests there. There's a lot of savants and passionate people at Imaginary.

I had been in his office, and he was, like, one of the most helpful HR people that I had ever experienced. So in 30 minutes, he gave me a plan that was going to help me with an initiative I was working on. And there was innovation books on his desk. So I'm like, okay, he can't be that bad. We have some common interests there. There's a lot of savants and passionate people at Imaginary.

So corralling a group of us is not an easy thing. And I was in a session where he went leading some development and I was like, oh my gosh, they're going to just run him over. But he managed to get everyone on track. So I had those two positive experiences. But I still felt like we're really different people in terms of our personality and our background and so many other things.

So corralling a group of us is not an easy thing. And I was in a session where he went leading some development and I was like, oh my gosh, they're going to just run him over. But he managed to get everyone on track. So I had those two positive experiences. But I still felt like we're really different people in terms of our personality and our background and so many other things.

But we had that first coffee and Edward did a couple of things really well in that first coffee that helped me to relax. and realize, okay, so far so good. He understands where I'm coming from, and he's offering to understand how I need to communicate, what my time availability is, and just that little bit of generosity toward understanding me.

But we had that first coffee and Edward did a couple of things really well in that first coffee that helped me to relax. and realize, okay, so far so good. He understands where I'm coming from, and he's offering to understand how I need to communicate, what my time availability is, and just that little bit of generosity toward understanding me.

opened up space for me and my mind and heart to then reciprocate and to say, okay, what do you need from me? And then we made a plan to meet next. And that's how we got started from my perspective.

opened up space for me and my mind and heart to then reciprocate and to say, okay, what do you need from me? And then we made a plan to meet next. And that's how we got started from my perspective.

That was how long ago? I don't know. Is it 2013 or 14?

That was how long ago? I don't know. Is it 2013 or 14?

So it was a three-year project, which is rare in a way for people to lead equally. And so it gave us a lot of time to learn all the things that we probably didn't know about collaboration. But I think we had good intuition and previous, we've led, both led a lot of projects and things at other companies before. So we had some skills going into it. We had pretty close contact regularly.

So it was a three-year project, which is rare in a way for people to lead equally. And so it gave us a lot of time to learn all the things that we probably didn't know about collaboration. But I think we had good intuition and previous, we've led, both led a lot of projects and things at other companies before. So we had some skills going into it. We had pretty close contact regularly.

We had a weekly meeting. We had, our teams had task force meetings. We would text each other when we had updates and then talk on the phone if we were available. It was always so positive that I think that contributed to us building a friendship. And also we realized that everything that we were The way that we were treating each other, we were also treating our team and modeling that for them.

We had a weekly meeting. We had, our teams had task force meetings. We would text each other when we had updates and then talk on the phone if we were available. It was always so positive that I think that contributed to us building a friendship. And also we realized that everything that we were The way that we were treating each other, we were also treating our team and modeling that for them.

So they were emulating us and they were also passing it on to new people who we brought on to the team. So it had this ongoing onboarding effect when you would join our team. We noticed that our team, they weren't just amazing. It's not like we got to pick everyone that we wanted. And sometimes we only had people for a short amount of time.

So they were emulating us and they were also passing it on to new people who we brought on to the team. So it had this ongoing onboarding effect when you would join our team. We noticed that our team, they weren't just amazing. It's not like we got to pick everyone that we wanted. And sometimes we only had people for a short amount of time.

But everyone who was on the team always just gave us their A game. They were always solving problems. They were always had just positive energy. We're going to work together to help each other and make everything successful. Every night when we left the company we were talking about, just there was something very different about that project and about that experience.

But everyone who was on the team always just gave us their A game. They were always solving problems. They were always had just positive energy. We're going to work together to help each other and make everything successful. Every night when we left the company we were talking about, just there was something very different about that project and about that experience.

And it's not that neither of us have had, you know, passion and energy on teams. It was just that every positive thing was on that project and in that group and in those people. And so that's when we started deconstructing the experience.

And it's not that neither of us have had, you know, passion and energy on teams. It was just that every positive thing was on that project and in that group and in those people. And so that's when we started deconstructing the experience.