Leadership plays an interesting role in my internship. Because we are such a small company, we all work closely together. There are two co-owners of the company and about 5 other full time employees. At the time I was there, there were 4-5 interns working. As an intern, we worked closest for Chelsea and Alison, two of the full time employees. They are both quite young but were really professional and great to work with/for. They gave us tasks to do each day and we reported to them with any issues or questions. However, we also would help out the owners or other employees at the drop of a hat as many things we had to do needed to be done quickly. Many times this included booking flights or hotels last minute.
As far as demonstrating leadership skills myself, I took more of a backseat in this internship. In the past, I have been to leadership camps, taken leadership classes, and have always had a leadership role in projects. It was interesting to not be in that position. I was able to soak up a lot of information and not feel responsible for what others were doing. I had my own projects and was able to work on those and ask questions when needed.
Chelsea and Alison took the biggest leadership roles for the interns. They were really great about empowering us to work on projects on our own but gave us enough direction that we were never lost or confused. They did not micromanage, either. There was a lot to learn, especially with creating/reading contracts for bands and they were able to patiently explain (and re explain!) how to work with those.
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