A Surprising Way to Be a Better Supervisor

If you’re stressed at work, people around you can feel it.  It makes others uneasy.  They wonder if you’re going to snap and walk out or even unleash on them.  Now they’re stressed out too! The most dangerous thing about stress in the workplace is that it’s contagious.  It can run through a department faster…

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2 Scarce Traits of Remarkable Supervisors

This recent article was about the significant impact that supervisors have on work lives.  They can make or break happiness and productivity levels on the job.  It explored two traits that make a supervisor stand out from the pack.  We looked at what it means to be a people person and how this trait can…

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What Makes a Remarkable Supervisor?

Most people agree that not everyone has the capability to be a surgeon.  Maybe you don’t have stable enough hands or couldn’t get better than a “D” in anatomy to save your life.  And if you didn’t graduate from medical school and practice your craft under the wing of a seasoned colleague, it’s not going…

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4 Simple Ways to Build Effective Relationships with Staff

Do you connect easier with some of your direct reports than others?  Are you more comfortable communicating with your high performers than other team members?  Do you have employees that you sense don’t respect you? These are all common experiences for supervisors and managers.  Great leaders have figured out how to make positive connections with…

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