Can I just share a total win!?

Can I just share a total win!?

I've been working with my org for 2.5 years and it's been a struggle impressing better development practices on a small government organization that is very stuck in tradition with process leaders who mostly got promoted because they were great at their previous job. We had a new hire who came into a role that had some productivity struggles and a growing divide with the manager they reported directly to. The Director and I have talked about this manager previously and he acknowledged there may be more going on so instead of not passing the new hires probation, we extended it with an improvement plan. Both the employee and the manager who took her on (she no longer reports directly to the original) have come to me for coaching since then and in just 6 weeks the entire situation has turned around. She is meeting and exceeding expectations and her relationship with the whole team, including the old manager, is healthy.

I am going to pat myself on the back just a little for my hand in this (lol, I needed a win!) but I am also just so proud and excited that the team did the work and is a successful example of what performance plans are MEANT to do! There are so many wins here. The saved cost (financial, manual and emotional) of replacing them, the increased bond of the team, the increased self-esteem, lessons learned.. Gahh, I'm in Professional Development heaven :D