The Marketing Partnership Program doesn’t have a specific
group of people working full time for it but it is coordinated by my
supervisor, the Public Information Director and a team of City employees who
work in different departments. Thus, as the intern of the program in order to
get the information I need, I have to work with people in different
departments. I consider that one leadership skill I am learning, as my
supervisor emphasized in the interview I made to her, is being a good listener
because for example, the partnership with Service Line Warranties of America
brings lot of questions and comments from Phoenix residents, which I have to do
my best to answer them. I also consider that because all the members of the
Marketing Partnership Program team are very busy with their own position
responsibilities, I am encouraged to take the initiative in working in the
different projects and requesting information and setting up meetings to keep working
on some of the partnership opportunities.
I can definitely see my supervisor being a good leader. For instance, we have a weekly staff meeting where she always encourages everybody to give their opinion in different issues and also to come up with innovative ideas. I think that giving space to employees to give their opinion is a valuable leadership skill. What I also see in the PIO office is that everybody works in a very collaboratively with a positive environment, and I guess this has to do with having a good leader.
I can definitely see my supervisor being a good leader. For instance, we have a weekly staff meeting where she always encourages everybody to give their opinion in different issues and also to come up with innovative ideas. I think that giving space to employees to give their opinion is a valuable leadership skill. What I also see in the PIO office is that everybody works in a very collaboratively with a positive environment, and I guess this has to do with having a good leader.
You internship in the PIO office is very interesting to read about. I am at the City of Phoenix in Public Works- Solid Waste, and I have actually been working on some communications projects which I have never done before. I never really thought about how important this work is to local governments before.
ReplyDeleteCreating an environment where everyone collaborates is a great quality in a leader. My boss does that at my internship and it really helps us get work done efficiently. Having a boss that encourages others to give their opinions is also an extremely good quality to possess. Consider yourself lucky, your supervisor sounds great!
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