Best Books to Become a Better Boss
Supervising people is challenging. If you want to be successful as a supervisor or manager, you must continually improve. A fast and simple way to do this is by reading regularly. But time is tight for most working people, so you may be wondering if reading is worth the time investment. Let’s look at a…
Read More5 Simple Ways for Supervisors to Avoid Destructive Feedback
One of the most challenging parts of supervision is giving feedback that is helpful, rather than harmful, to the people we support. In a previous article, we walked through how to determine what to do when someone is having an issue with performance or behavior. But what if you’ve decided to discuss the subject and…
Read More3 Powerful Questions to Help Supervisors Be Their Best
In a previous article, What Makes a Remarkable Supervisor?, we spent time thinking about what type of supervisors we wanted to be. We explored some examples of traits and behaviors that are important when supervising other people. Now that you have a good idea of how you want to be perceived, and you’ve begun to align…
Read MoreHow to Use Recruiting Variety to Hire the Best
What do commercial fishing and hiring have in common? You get better results when you “cast a wide net!” Every supervisor and manager wants to improve their chances of hiring a person who brings in more business, reduces costs, has innovative ideas, and takes full responsibility for their work. By using a variety of recruiting…
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