Delegating:
Once again, didn't do any delegating. I did a little bit of work myself, but mostly my Beijing preparations were devoted to the practical issues such as reading about travelling to China, buying medicine, finding out about travel insurance, asking questions about our accommodation etc., rather than preparing for the documentary itself.
Respecting boundaries:
Didn't apply this week as I didn't collaborate on anything with anyone!
One issue that I can imagine will come up shortly though will be working with the writer of 'One Year Later'. Because he is an ex-student, his motivation to work on 'One Year Later' seems to be very low and although he seemed very interested at our first meeting a few weeks ago, he hasn't made any changes to the script since then. He also said he would do it this weekend and email it to me on Sunday night, but that didn't happen. What I face now is the temptation to seize the reigns and make the necessary changes myself, however that would be stealing his work. So I will just have to stay patient for as long as it takes, because if I can't work with that script then what script will I be working with? Probably not one I am a fan of.
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Hey Rose,
ReplyDeleteI see that you need to work with the script but the writer seems to be unmotivated. This would be a good chance to 'charm' him, as Athina put it. You need to find a way to make him interested in his script again, yet be able to have your imput. I know you are a very motivated person, and you will try your best at this so I look forward to hearing how it goes.
I also know that one of your goals was to respect boundaries, I see that your doing that successfully at the moment by waiting for him to do the modifications for the script. But don't be afraid to step over the boundaries sometimes, if you need to get something done sometimes you have to do it yourself.