-: Hi, my name is John Russell.
I'm the Senior Director of Government Relations
and Chief Lobbyist with the American Society of Appraisers.
I like the autonomy.
I'm given a lot of latitude to do my job.
Obviously, a lot of that comes with experience.
You have to be self-motivated.
You have to be self-directed.
You can't be somebody who needs
to be micromanaged in this job.
Yes, you're gonna answer to those above you.
Yes, you're gonna be responsible for the outcomes
that come from your function and from your department.
But this is not a job for somebody
who does not, you know, doesn't have the ability
to just go and do, you know, and be able
to sort of think for themselves and function independently.
If you need to be directed at every turn,
you're not gonna survive in this business
and this environment.
You need to be able to say,
hey, what do I have to do today?
And then figure out for yourself how you're gonna get there.