None more than our up-and-coming PR employees, who have taught me about different personalities at work, how to have fun with work and alternate work ethics and styles that differ from my own and my senior colleagues.
Stop the bus
However, one concern that has always been a needle at my side – lest I committed this cardinal sin myself – is the need to deviate or hide one’s mistakes in a time of bad choices or crisis.
Of course, every work environment and culture will dictate the rules of engagement, but I have been head-strong over the years of culling the culture of throwing your team members under the bus. (Note: The situation dictates when one should expose a team member at the risk of the company’s reputation or other. This is about general and daily tasks and work commitments.)
Although an extremely difficult personal conversation, as junior teams’ dynamics evolve, it is still the responsibility and onus on team members to dictate the nature of engagement between each other. Certainly, this is also marked by the presence of a team leader and their values and ethics in leading impressionable novices.
In the end, this is the only way we develop and master our professional and people management skills within the industry. We have all been there, and learnt!
