Thursday, May 31, 2012

Cox Business Consulting | Four Steps to Making the Best Use of an ...

Posted by Tom on Leadership on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

When done correctly, internships present an awesome way to get traction on important goals with little effort, while sounding out a potential future hire.? Sadly, most internships are not used correctly by the employer.? Here are four steps to doing it right. I recently started supervising an intern, Brian, at a client where I?m a part-time interim executive. He?s smart, thinks he knows more than he does, he?s eager to prove himself ? i.e. a typical intern ? and he?s ?free? except for the time we spend with him.? The work I gave him was preparing a draft Decision Brief for the owner on one of the key initiatives for the firm. The key concept that unlocks your correct use of interns is Steven Covey?s 4 Quadrants of Time Management.? All your work is either Urgent or not ? ?urgent? meaning there?s a looming deadline.? And all your work is [...]

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