I had a book launch party last week. Frankly, I had never imagined that having a book launch anything would be part of my life experience, but when you write a book, you at least need to share it with friends and family. The full launch of a book is another story. We can leave […]
Read moreHuman Resources is a tough profession, at best… I’ve been in this line of work for many years, and I can speak directly to its challenges. Most recently, I was invited to speak to a class of MBA students about human resources. The instructor’s guidelines were, “Just let them know what you do and how […]
Read more…because if you do it right, effective delegating will be the best motivating tool you will ever have. If you took the assessment in Part I of this blog, and you’re back reading this, you probably know you need to learn to delegate work. I was going to write a spiffy blog to tell […]
Read moreThe ability to effectively delegate tasks and projects can serve as one of the best motivating tools you’ll ever have. Delegation requires a complex set of skills, and it does require some up-front time and attention. Among other things, the supervisor needs to know how to assess the strengths and challenges of each employee, she […]
Read moreSadly, many new employees do not have the best day on their first day at work. It’s pretty easy to blame human resources. Maybe you work for a company where the new employee program is boring, confusing, detached or (worse) absent. This will not be a good start for the enthusiastic new employee. However, because, […]
Read moreSometimes effective supervision starts with a “Hello” – Here’s a story I thought I’d share with you today. At least, just say, “Hi.” One of my clients, Greta, began our first session seeking help with a “difficult” employee. Greta was a delightful person. She was warm and friendly, beloved by all. She had a loyal […]
Read moreActionable Tips to help Supervisors Manage Up Get to know your manager. How does she work with her employees? What is important to her at work? What are her strengths and challenges as you see them? How does she work best? Who does she work best with? What is her work style? How does […]
Read moreWhat is Managing Up? [message type=”info”]Managing up is working with your manager to increase the likelihood that he or she will work productively with you to meet the needs of your unit and employees.[/message] When a new supervisor complains to me that he is not getting support from his manager, I ask what […]
Read moreAre you an effective leader or an activities director? Dave Crenshaw does an excellent job outlining the different management styles of effective leaders and not so effective supervisors, who he calls ‘activities directors.’ What an excellent way to describe a micromanager – an activity director What will be particularly helpful for the untrained […]
Read moreI received an email yesterday that posed one question: “Tell me one thing that helps you predict whether or not a person will be an effective supervisor“ Here was my reply. In my view the most important predictor of whether a person will be an effective supervisor is determined by how the supervisor views the […]
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