Management
5 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 Write Procedures that Increase a Supervisor’s Success
Do your team members come to you repeatedly with the same types of questions? Is it sometimes hard to make sure inexperienced staff gets trained on all the right stuff? Are your employees making more mistakes than you think is acceptable? If you’ve grown a business or organization yourself or have worked in one for…
Read MoreTo Coach Effectively…Do This, Not That
When you think of a coach, what comes to mind? For me, it’s a person with a whistle around the neck who shouts out what you’re doing wrong so all your teammates stop and look at you. Oh, sorry, flashback to high school sports. In the workplace, a coach looks very different than the typical sports…
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