Thanks for this, Sofia. This really helps. The “valuable on the ground but hard to prove” tension has been the story of my (admittedly short) CB career. Eight months in and I was already feeling that friction constantly. How do you show that someone’s entire trajectory shifted because of a conversation you had? Or that a community exists because you showed up every week?
I’m glad we wrote this openly. I hope more CBs write openly about this reality. The work matters, but the system around it needs rethinking.
Thanks for this, Sofia. This really helps. The “valuable on the ground but hard to prove” tension has been the story of my (admittedly short) CB career. Eight months in and I was already feeling that friction constantly. How do you show that someone’s entire trajectory shifted because of a conversation you had? Or that a community exists because you showed up every week?
I’m glad we wrote this openly. I hope more CBs write openly about this reality. The work matters, but the system around it needs rethinking.