Meet The CEM: Chief Executive Mum
The job behind the scene…
Behind the scene of a CEM’s life
Since CEM is my most important job, I thought I would share a little bit of the behind the scene:
I applied for the role of CEM several years ago. I failed the first interviews without an explanation and I was devastated, but I persevered and eventually got the job I had always dreamed of!
It was a challenging job, so I had a period of 9 months of incubation, to “grow” into the role.
Once I was officially appointed as CEM it was pure chaos and I had the biggest imposter syndrome. I had no clue of what I was doing because I had never done it before.
There is no training manual for CEM: you have to figure out as you go and every day is different.
The first few months are exhausting: you work 24/7 and everything is a blur.
You are literally dealing with “shit” day and night.
The Board of Director is very demanding and inquisitive (they apply the 5 Why’s religiously).
The R&R evolve as the Board takes more and more responsibilities.
