Comments on: What Does Marketing Do? http://www.goldsbrough.biz/what-does-marketing-do/ Business Strategy / Marketing Direction / Personal & Team Development / Positive Business Psychology Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:27:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Goldsbrough http://www.goldsbrough.biz/what-does-marketing-do/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Matthew Goldsbrough Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:25:41 +0000 http://www.goldsbrough.biz/?p=623#comment-246 Kady, You’re right: doing odd jobs for other departments is a temporary time-filler, and won’t help you to perform well in the eyes of your management. Your first action should be to request clearer direction from your boss. She may be unable to give it; sometimes people get put into positions that are beyond their skill level. Try to work with your boss to identify the gaps in what needs to be done, and then fill them. If you need to have more knowledge or skills to be able to carry out those tasks, ask for the training you need. Good luck! Kady,

You’re right: doing odd jobs for other departments is a temporary time-filler, and won’t help you to perform well in the eyes of your management.

Your first action should be to request clearer direction from your boss. She may be unable to give it; sometimes people get put into positions that are beyond their skill level. Try to work with your boss to identify the gaps in what needs to be done, and then fill them. If you need to have more knowledge or skills to be able to carry out those tasks, ask for the training you need.

Good luck!

]]> By: Kady http://www.goldsbrough.biz/what-does-marketing-do/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Kady Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:35:22 +0000 http://www.goldsbrough.biz/?p=623#comment-245 I am a marketing associate for a TPA owned by a large business insurance company. My boss, the VP of MarComm. hasn't been giving me a clear direction of what she expects. I currently assist the national sales team with reporting needs and ad hoc projects, (I assume for their superiors) and organize all internal webinar training. At this time my performance is in question, mainly because there isn't enough for me to do. Is it a good idea to sniff out areas in need from other departments that have an overload of work? Or is that just a short term remedy? I am a marketing associate for a TPA owned by a large business insurance company. My boss, the VP of MarComm. hasn’t been giving me a clear direction of what she expects. I currently assist the national sales team with reporting needs and ad hoc projects, (I assume for their superiors) and organize all internal webinar training. At this time my performance is in question, mainly because there isn’t enough for me to do. Is it a good idea to sniff out areas in need from other departments that have an overload of work? Or is that just a short term remedy?

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