My Style!

My style and skills and who compliments it?
I am an active, confident doer and evidently I work best with Action Orientated role members as this suits my role and my style of work where I like to be active and tackle the task head on. However, I am also a people person who is considerate of the other members and tries to challenge and motivate them. Although I get on better with more extrovert people, the quieter introvert people probably compliment my work best such as a research or specialist role as they form the basis of the direction of my work. The more extrovert roles such as shaper or co-ordinator could possibly clash with my role depending on the situation. I understand that a researcher and specialist will compliment my style as they will cover areas of research more thoroughly then my style of work will. Despite this, I feel that an implementer might compliment my style best as it is an action orientated role that is reliable and efficient and that will work with me to get the job done.


My flaws….what flaws??
It is important to recognise your weak traits so that you are aware if them and the affect that they will have on other people and therefore, how to manage them.

Being an extrovert worker, I must ensure that I am sensitive to the other personalities of the group and accept the less confident and shyer personalities and encourage their full contribution ensure that their full potential is met.

Furthermore, it is vital that I do not forget the importance of the thought orientated roles as these people offer the basic foundation for your ideas and provide the research and work behind closed doors. I must remember that just because my role is more extrovert and heard it is not by any means more important or larger than any other role! Each role is vital for success and each role needs acted upon to its full potential to achieve ultimate success.

MY Dream Team!!!
In my opinion the perfect team would ensure every member was motivated and active. However, it is vital that there is an equal selection of action orientated, people orientated and thought orientated roles evident in the team. The dream team would include every role that Belbin identifies this would ensure every aspect of the task was thoroughly tackled. However, rarely would we ever be this lucky to have a team like this. Instead a team in which every member is motivated and aware of how to accept and work successfully with other personalities is vital. Each member should work hard to their full potential and encourage, motivate and praise the other members. It is important to be aware that this is a team effort and to maintain a high group moral!


What makes a good place to work in?
My dream job would be in a dynamic and innovative company with very high morale and appreciation for every member of staff. The company would ensure that the staff work as a team and focus on team building, any company whether big or small can make improvements on teamwork. The culture should ensure that everyone understands each others skills and recognises that each team member’s role is vital. There should be a common goal and a collaborative work style. I would like to work in a company that has an honest and open work ethic that has an emphasis on accountability and flexibility who celebrate success.

How can I benefit an organisation?
My personality is suited to that of a PR profession as I am confident, outgoing, dynamic and interesting. I thrive on my social skills and enjoy nothing more than meeting and learning about new people.

PR organisations need to work 24hours keeping up-to-date on developments within the media. I am confident that I can meet any organisations needs and would be an asset as I am motivated towards achieving goals and deadlines in a creative way offering hard work and enjoying a challenge. Tackling challenges is something I have individually learnt to do, I have faced challenges throughout my life in education, previous jobs and especially personally and with family. Despite this, I have overcome any challenge I have faced and it has only made me a stronger person. I thrive on being optimistic, independent and motivated. I can benefit a company by offering a strong, positive and dedicated personality.


Am I suited to in-house or Consultancy?

Benefits of In-house:
- Working for a PR department in a large company – public, private, public body, charity.
- Get to know the organisation in depth.
- A range of PR activities.
- Get to know the sector of the industry well.

Benefits of Consultancy:
- Practitioners work for one of more different clients for a fee.
- Work across many accounts.
- Variety of clients.
- Changing environments.
- Pitching for contracts – less secure.
- May work in specialist areas.

Deciding whether I am suited to an in-house or agency company better is a difficult discussion. When I graduate I hope to have had work experience in both aspects so that I can make a more informed decision.

Currently, working in a consultancy seems more attractive to me. This is because of the dynamic environment that it involves. I would thrive on meeting new people every day and beginning to work with them, building new relationships. Different Cultures and people particularly interest me in which I have studied in the media side of my degree. The client would be continually changing and I would learn a huge variety of new personalities and how I should work with them to meet their needs. I would prefer to work in a dynamic environment rather than a set environment such as an in-house department.

An in-house agency however still attracts me. I would enjoy working for a large organisation such as a charity that can also be a dynamic, changing and challenging environment. I do not think that I would be suited to working in an in-house department for a private organisation as the work and environment would be too monotonous for my personality.

I am undecided as to which option would benefit me most however; I am aware that any job that involves working in a dynamic and changing environment, continually meeting new people would suit my personality and work style.


To conclude….
This blog has outlined the importance of teamwork in the PR profession, teamwork touches every service line: Team efforts touch every service line: clients, recruiting and retention, internal and external relations and public relations. Every company needs to work on their team work skills as it is vital for success. How good your team works together will be obvious to clients and it is therefore vital to have a team that can work soundly together to create success and therefore a positive REPUTATION!!!