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<blockquote data-quote="Bed Wetter" data-source="post: 151787" data-attributes="member: 428">The timing of this thread is just swell. So, a little more than a year ago, I was asked to participate in a certification program by a newly hired director at my company. As I explained to her, &quot;we wrote the book on how to do this so I'm a little skeptical about someone else 'certifying' our expertise, but I'll give it a whirl.&quot; Well, the certification process had some merit, but not enough to pass the smell test. I came back with critical feedback. I didn't just bad mouth it, I came in with a bunch of examples. Fearing I wasn't going to put myself on the wrong side of this new boss, the opposite happened. She got pissed... with the certifying body, not me. She cancelled the program for the rest of the people in the company who were scheduled to take it.Fast forward... she landed a position as a committee chair with this certifying organization and made revamping the program a top priority. She literally had them rewrite the program, materials, and exam. She came to me today and said they're finalizing the new certification and she wants me to review it and provide feedback before it &quot;goes public.&quot; It's not exactly rocket surgery, but today was a gratifying day, knowing my input is directly altering/raising industry standards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bed Wetter, post: 151787, member: 428"] The timing of this thread is just swell. So, a little more than a year ago, I was asked to participate in a certification program by a newly hired director at my company. As I explained to her, "we wrote the book on how to do this so I'm a little skeptical about someone else 'certifying' our expertise, but I'll give it a whirl." Well, the certification process had some merit, but not enough to pass the smell test. I came back with critical feedback. I didn't just bad mouth it, I came in with a bunch of examples. Fearing I wasn't going to put myself on the wrong side of this new boss, the opposite happened. She got pissed... with the certifying body, not me. She cancelled the program for the rest of the people in the company who were scheduled to take it. Fast forward... she landed a position as a committee chair with this certifying organization and made revamping the program a top priority. She literally had them rewrite the program, materials, and exam. She came to me today and said they're finalizing the new certification and she wants me to review it and provide feedback before it "goes public." It's not exactly rocket surgery, but today was a gratifying day, knowing my input is directly altering/raising industry standards. [/QUOTE]

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