Leadership Shifts

I had another fun and successful week at The Golden Word and Here. Weekly. During Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, my supervisor was out of town on a business trip, therefore leaving the team without a main supervisor. While my supervisor was away on work, it was interesting to see who assumed leadership roles in various situations and how certain people’s attitudes shifted slightly without the supervisor’s physical presence in the office.

Out of the two full-time employees, one is more experienced than the other, having worked in the industry for several years while the other has just graduated from undergrad. The employee with more work experience naturally steps in to the leadership role when my supervisor is away on work. Although my supervisor never said, “____, you’re in charge while I’m gone,” it was easy and natural for the remaining three of us to turn to her to answer questions and guidance. This could be implicit leadership bias at play, knowing that she is a tad older and has more experience, but it’s intriguing that this seemingly melts away when my supervisor is around.

Another interesting instance where I saw improving leadership come into play was on Thursday night when we were assisting my supervisor in preparing to give a workshop to a group of 11 guests. As mentioned in previous posts, my supervisor is new to this type of role, so I’ve seen how it has been difficult for her to divvy up work and assign tasks to her employees. It was interesting to see on Thursday night how she really relied on us to have the event go off without a hitch, which shows me how my supervisor’s leadership has been molding to that of her team and has been greatly improving. It was nice to see and feel accomplished in helping our boss host a successful event by providing her the amount of help that she needed.