Right. Good. You're here. I'm a CONTROLLER, I'm here to do a job, to do it efficiently and to do it right. Ok, enough said... let's get started.
My CONTROLLER colleagues and I like to think of ourselves as prime-movers, pack leaders, captains of the ships. We always step up to the plate – ready to start, ready to act. We shoot first, ask questions later. We don’t waste time wondering if something will or won’t work; we simply get into action and make it work!
When the final whistle blows, we CONTROLLERs will have given our all and be satisfied that we have done our best.
I think macro at the best of times, especially at work. I want the main headings, a few sub-headings, and point-form information thereafter. I can delegate the detailed stuff. To weigh me down with exhaustive, meticulous data is tantamount to prescribing me sedatives. When I take on a task, I focus on the final outcome… always! I am defined by my outcomes. Looking back on my career, all I see are final results.
If there was just one word to describe CONTROLLERs, it would be ‘action’. When I engage in purposeful activities, I am in my element. When things are happening, I’m pumped! There is little else that excites me more than a problem that needs fixing. Whatever I’m engaged in, the standard of my performance will be in direct proportion to the magnitude of the task at hand. The greater the challenge, the more enthusiasm I will exude. I have a short attention span, so if there is little or no challenge in what I’m presented with, then disinterest and boredom will set in.
Unlike “birds of a feather” we CONTROLLERs tend not to flock together. We prefer to operate solo. The often-heard expression of “it’s lonely at the top” is comfortable and even desirable to us. We like the solitude that senior roles offer.
Something that I don’t deal with very well (especially at work) are emotional, “touchy-feely” situations. I get irritated and fidgety, roll my eyes and frequently look at my watch. I rarely talk in the language of feelings, especially my own; and certainly not with people I don’t know well. Oh, and the “dead-fish” handshake… just about makes me vomit. Soft-handed greetings (particularly from men) are an immediate trigger to just one thought… “Wimp!” If we’re going to do good business together, then shake my hand like you mean it!
Other CONTROLLERs can speak for themselves, but I make no apology for who or what I am. If a job needs doing, I’ll do it. If some emotions get knocked around along the way, well, so be it. If you don’t like my style, then it might be better if you stay out of the way.
Here’s something I read recently:
“To all the CONTROLLERs of this world, we salute you! Those moments in history when the risks were high and dangers and calamities were all around; it was often one of you who rose to the occasion and braved the odds. There is a saying which states, “Courage is not the absence of fear; rather it is the decision to take action in spite of fear.” Perhaps it was a CONTROLLER who first wrote those words. If you are a CONTROLLER, then you should be proud. Oftentimes you find yourself in thankless roles or lumbered with tasks that nobody else would choose for themselves. Your spirit and your drive are inspirational, so please be encouraged to forge ahead. Go for it!” - Mike Francis
Absolutely correct!
Goodbye.
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