6   Human Moments That Matter

Administrative Applications Focus on Process, Human Applications Focus on People

HUMAN MOMENTS

“I was given a recognition award after working on a big acquisition that required me to work some weekends and a lot of late nights. At that point in time, my children were 7 and 10, so they definitely noticed when I wasn’t around.

“The award that I got included ‘Disney bucks,’ which are like gift certificates for Disneyland. So of course, I took my kids there. And while we were having a great time there, I told them that this was something I had gotten as a reward for my good work. And they said, ‘Wow, this is so cool! Mom got to go to Disneyland because of work!’ They were too young to understand why something like ...

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