I’m an organizer, a planner, a whittle-through-the-muck-to-find-the-bottom-line kind of person. In essence, I’m a summarizer. Most of my conversations end with, “OK, in summary…” with the main outcomes highlighted and the action points delegated. For example, a recent 60-minute conversation with my sister ended with, “In summary…we think the reversal of the DOMA was a very good thing, only one pasta salad is needed at the party on Saturday, you’re going to call Mom’s hairdresser, and I’ll email everyone to…
