How 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…

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How to Develop Rapport and Make Supervision Easier!

Coworkers that have a good rapport with each other

As busy supervisors with a lot on our plates, we’re usually so grateful to have help arrive that we sometimes lose sight of the need to intentionally build connections with our team. The best time to do this is when someone first joins the team.  However, if you feel you may have fallen short of…

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Supervisor, Manager, Leader: What’s the Difference?

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How understanding the difference between being a supervisor, manager, and leader can help you grow your career! Are you a supervisor, manager, or leader? As you read articles and books, listen to podcasts, and watch videos, you’ll hear these terms, as well as the words, supervise/supervision, manage/management, and lead/leadership.  It’s important to understand them to…

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How Top Supervisors Decide When to Give Feedback

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As supervisors, we have daily opportunities to provide 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…

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