Both Monday and Tuesday were spent making reports, training the staff and looping in the management team including the CEO (who resides in NJ!).
Tuesday was a bit different in the sense that there was no electricity in the office, then the generator was turned on only to run out of petrol. After my laptop died, we went to the local mall to charge our devices and grab lunch. I was so excited to see thin crust pizza, kind of sad really. Ha! Spent some time with the Head of Internal Ops learning more about the org and life in Nairobi. Always love speaking to locals on international trips, its the best part of traveling IMO.
It’s been a whirlwind and fulfilling experience to come in a little over a week ago, see how the company functions and evaluate the best type of value-added (in addition to BAU) reporting options. Yesterday, the office learned the magic of pivot tables. It was fun to see their eyes light up as they realized how much faster they could analyze data with this small trick!
Tuesday evening, I met with the co-founders of the second organization at a local incubator hub, very cool place! We discussed our goals for the next three days and by the time I got home, the restaurant wasn't serving dinner anymore. It happens, good thing I had a delicious pizza for lunch.
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It’s been a whirlwind and fulfilling experience to come in a little over a week ago, see how the company functions and evaluate the best type of value-added (in addition to BAU) reporting options. Yesterday, the office learned the magic of pivot tables. It was fun to see their eyes light up as they realized how much faster they could analyze data with this small trick!
Tuesday evening, I met with the co-founders of the second organization at a local incubator hub, very cool place! We discussed our goals for the next three days and by the time I got home, the restaurant wasn't serving dinner anymore. It happens, good thing I had a delicious pizza for lunch.
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Sounds totally nerdy, but teaching people how to use pivot tables is one of the best thing ever :)
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of the thin crust pizza there?