Interim Role and My Future

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I am currently in an Interim role at my job. This has been the most rewarding and most difficult job I have ever had and I love it so much. I wouldn’t trade my last year for anything. With that being said, I knew what I was signing up for when I applied for the position, the temporary part anyways. When I took on this role it was for at least a year, with recent events it has been extended for up to another year. There are decisions that will need to happen over the next year that will directly affect what my future in this position looks like and my team and I are all anxious to see what happens.

Being in an interim role is not easy. You want to make it your own and make positive changes and be a good leader but you know that it could all go to someone else later on. I am thankful that, if I do not get the opportunity to continue in this role, I have gained so much in the time I have been in it. Great experience, positive relationships with others in my organization and on my team and confidence in myself that I can do hard things.

In my time I have always treated this position like it was my own, like I would be the person to hold it for 5-10+ years until I need to grow into something else and allow someone else to grow into my role. I have created better processes, created a better culture in the department and expanded educational accesses to students. I will continue over the next year to keep making it better. Whether I am in the position or not I want to make sure the team and the students are set up for success and can continue the amazing work that they do. I am nervous and anxious for the future but I know no matter what happens this experience has been nothing but positive. I have grown so much and I look forward to seeing what else I can learn and how else I can positively impact the students, the team and the community.