How is leadership demonstrated in my internship

     It is interesting that this is a question at this time of my internship. As an intern at Allstate, I have been exposed to all the different departments and have become familiar with almost everyone that works there. In the past I would have to ask people where or who is this person, however, now people ask me how and where do I find so and so to discuss whatever position. The new hires now ask me where to find certain people and look at me to seek advice on how to move on and what position to look for in order to progress at Allstate. For instance, while working in auto I was exposed heavily in the good hands repair network, but I knew of the interview process for the other auto departments. One of my colleagues was going to interview for a position in auto, but he did not know that much of the auto process since he came from the casualty department. My friend asked me to help him out by giving him some knowledge in regards to the auto side. I gave him the knowledge that I knew in order to help him get a better understanding of the position that he will be interviewing for. As a result of me helping him out he was able to receive the job that he applied for and loves it.

     Another example of how my leadership is helping out is through my property experience. Recently we just hired a new manager; however, the manager is new to the department and often wants to clarify how certain operations are handled. The manager now comes to me in order to help her out with certain tasks that need to be completed on a monthly basis. Things that I do for my new manager is often done through excel and I must look back on prior documents to record and document certain data amongst our team. Another thing that has come in handy is my ability to utilize a computer. We just had new computers installed at our office and some people find it hard to use the new system. I often go ahead and teach them of the new system and how to utilize the new programs to its fullest. Even though I am an intern, there are still tons of ways that my abilities and my skills through this short time can help and develop and show leadership.

     My supervisor demonstrates great leadership skills on a day to day basis. He is constantly on the go and has tasks that need to be complete. Despise how many tasks my supervisor may have, he is still able to socialize and see how I am doing. As time goes on, I know that my supervisor is someone that is more than a supervisor. He is someone that I can go to in order to seek advice and mentorship from. My supervisor is someone that is calm, yet firm, focused, yet social, intelligent, but not cocky, and a well rounded individual, yet humble.