Efficiency changes everything. Perhaps it's the editor in me, but I'm always looking for ways to close gaps, cut unnecessary steps, and streamline. It's no different for quotidian work than a 10-page research paper: Eliminate redundancy to make what matters shine. 

I hate reinventing the wheel. Nothing drives me crazier than wasting time repeating information (or effort) in means that can be consolidated through a system.

My team often found me tinkering with tools to help us be able to find information faster or do our jobs more effectively. I naturally gravitate toward intuitive organization, and love to design systems (bookmarks, repositories, pinned resources, documentation, and the like) that help people do their daily work with ease. 

I aim to improve methods in ways that help the newest person. Meaning: Is all this head knowledge written down somewhere? What if someone gets let go tomorrow or goes on unexpected medical leave during crucial deadlines?

I think about these kinds of things, and seek opportunities to bake in long-term thinking, so the organization can keep growing and thriving because it's set up for success.