Let's Get Coffee with Douglas Brooks
Human connection accelerates careers and shines light onto new opportunities. Douglas Brooks is proof that the best-laid plans to become a hospital administrator may lead to something else… The White House perhaps?
Why should someone share a coffee (or tea) with someone new?
As a social worker, I think human connections are essential in the workplace. Learning and sharing across organizations make for stronger organizations.
If you could only ask just one question to spark a conversation, what would it be?
With what five people, dead or alive, would you most LOVE to have a dinner party?
Can "coffee" be in person, via video chat, or both?
Both, but the first coffee should be in person.
Who is a person that sparked an important ah-ha moment for you?
Many people have helped me throughout my career. But I’m thinking now of a former boss preparing to leave her position and encouraging me to apply as her replacement. I did, got it, and it changed my life.
What should every professional know about meeting new people?
New connections lead to new thinking and ideas.
Compare the job your "18-year old self" thought you'd have vs. the job you have today?
In some ways similar. Some different. Heading into college I thought I’d be a hospital administrator. I’m still in healthcare… kinda.
In general for others wanting to grow into a career like yours, how much of it is formal training vs. informal experiences?
I’d say it’s 50/50. Time in the “seasoning middle” and some incredibly fortunate encounters with people I never expected to meet.
Ten Thousand Coffees is an enterprise talent development platform that enables companies to scale and measure informal development. Every month, members receive a data-driven introduction that is customized to their goals, interests and role. Feedback and success stories provide your organization with impactful business insights about the success of your people-strategies. The Future of Work is transforming organizations: informal development between colleagues is where talent mobility and culture sticks.
Let's Get Coffee with Douglas Brooks
Human connection accelerates careers and shines light onto new opportunities. Douglas Brooks is proof that the best-laid plans to become a hospital administrator may lead to something else… The White House perhaps?
Why should someone share a coffee (or tea) with someone new?
As a social worker, I think human connections are essential in the workplace. Learning and sharing across organizations make for stronger organizations.
If you could only ask just one question to spark a conversation, what would it be?
With what five people, dead or alive, would you most LOVE to have a dinner party?
Can "coffee" be in person, via video chat, or both?
Both, but the first coffee should be in person.
Who is a person that sparked an important ah-ha moment for you?
Many people have helped me throughout my career. But I’m thinking now of a former boss preparing to leave her position and encouraging me to apply as her replacement. I did, got it, and it changed my life.
What should every professional know about meeting new people?
New connections lead to new thinking and ideas.
Compare the job your "18-year old self" thought you'd have vs. the job you have today?
In some ways similar. Some different. Heading into college I thought I’d be a hospital administrator. I’m still in healthcare… kinda.
In general for others wanting to grow into a career like yours, how much of it is formal training vs. informal experiences?
I’d say it’s 50/50. Time in the “seasoning middle” and some incredibly fortunate encounters with people I never expected to meet.
Ten Thousand Coffees is an enterprise talent development platform that enables companies to scale and measure informal development. Every month, members receive a data-driven introduction that is customized to their goals, interests and role. Feedback and success stories provide your organization with impactful business insights about the success of your people-strategies. The Future of Work is transforming organizations: informal development between colleagues is where talent mobility and culture sticks.
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