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In the 15 or so years I’ve been working in PR I’ve done the typical PR activities as well as a host of other activities. Years ago I worked with a colleague who while we were carrying in equipment and other supplies for a client at a trade show told me he didn’t like to carry things. I smiled at his statement, until it became evident that his dislike of carrying things translated to his expectation that I was going to carry his portion of the booth supplies.
I was quick to point out that while I didn’t mind helping the client that didn’t mean that I was going to do all the work for him.
Recently, a similar occurrence took place. While discussing a client project and putting together a strategy for the project, at the end of the discussion a colleague said, “these are all really good suggestions, will somebody please e-mail me these recommendations? I don’t like to take notes and I’ll never remember all of this.”
In both of these examples, the colleagues involved lost my respect as well as the respect of clients and other colleagues. These stories have been shared countless times since, not only by myself, but also by others that witnessed them and, unbeknownst to these colleagues, caused even more damage to their reputations.
Over the course of my career in PR, I’ve heard colleagues complain about certain aspects of PR they don’t like. It ranges from pitching the media to writing. In one instance, while interviewing a potential job candidate, the candidate said she didn’t like to write and admitted that she wasn’t a very good writer.
In my experience, everybody has certain aspects of their job they don’t necessarily like to do. In these instances, these tasks are often put on the back burner, put off until the last possible minute or sometimes totally forgotten about and never completed.
In order to avoid forgetting these types of tasks altogether or becoming a burden to others, as in the examples listed above, here are five tips to help accomplish these activities quickly and effectively.
It’s important to find what works best for you and what makes accomplishing even the most unpleasant tasks bearable, if not even a little fun. By accomplishing even the most inane and boring tasks you’ll be a more complete employee and add more value to your team. The more value you add the more valuable you become as an employee and co-worker. You’ll gain the respect of your colleagues and, in the long run, earn more respect, more desirable opportunities and ultimately more money from your employer.
About Jeremy Kartchner
Jeremy Kartchner is a Partner at Snapp Conner PR and has more than 15 years experience in both technology and sports PR. In addition to his responsibilities with Snapp Conner PR, Kartchner also works with the Utah Jazz as a member of its Game Night public relations staff where he is responsible for tracking and providing game time statistics for local, national and international media and conducting pre and post game player and coach interviews. He’s a sports fan, golfer, father of three, husband to one hottie, partially bionic, cavity free, Olympics junkie and wanna be blogger.
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Small business evangelist and veteran of over 30 years in the trenches of Main Street business, Ty makes small business financing and trends accessible in common sense language devoid of the jargon.
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