Whose expectations are you trying to meet? And why?
People have expectations of us. At work our boss, our colleagues, our constituents, congregations or customers all have lots of expectations of us, each one as different as they are.
Who sets these expectations and who decides when and if you have met or exceeded them?
I find that often in my work that people don’t know what to expect of me, or that their expectations of what I will do with them are very different to what I think they need.
That might mean that they are disappointed because they didn’t get what they wanted or expected.
Is that a good thing?
Or should our jobs be about meeting people’s expectations?
What room does that leave for creativity, prophecy and vision?