How Top Supervisors Decide When to Give Feedback
As supervisors, we have opportunities daily to give feedback and advice to the people who work with us. It’s our job to manage performance issues. Sometimes the need to speak up is obvious; other times it is not. When someone has made a mistake, behaved inappropriately, or done something counter to what was requested, you…
Read MoreExcellent Supervisors Can Make Big Waves and Calm Waters
Think about the best supervisor you’ve ever worked with. It likely isn’t the person’s knowledge or skill that makes them stand out in your mind, but how they behaved in relation to you. The last two weeks’ articles discussed four traits of great supervisors. Today we’re going to round out that list with a couple…
Read More2 Scarce Traits of Remarkable Supervisors
Last week’s 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…
Read MoreHow to Stop Unwanted Spring Turnover with One Conversation
This week ushered in the first day of spring. Spring is a natural time for people to wake up from hibernation, throw off the winter garb, and look around at their life situation. Some will realize that their state of affairs is not what they’d hoped it would be. This explains why the rise in…
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