Shift Perceptions on the Path to Basic Supervision Question from Supervisor: Why does the first transition to basic supervision seem so daunting to some leaders? First, let’s pinpoint two implied messages from this great question about basic supervision. The second transition may not be as daunting as the first one. Some leaders may not find […]
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Managing Poor Performance When You’re Dealt Four Trump Cards
Managing Poor Performance is a Game of Many Names This high stakes game goes by many names. At the same time it never goes by a single, universally known label like poker, solitaire, Hearts or Spades. Managing poor performance is more like a description of the challenge rather than the name of the game. But […]
How to Fire an Employee Gracefully – A Stump the Chump Quiz
How to Fire an Employee Gracefully – Overview What is it like to truly be graceful? Beyond that, what is it like to know how to fire an employee gracefully? We believe it is possible to professionally terminate an employee as gracefully as the mallard in our featured image. We examined 9 do’s and don’ts […]
The Number One Skill for a First Time Manager
Question from a first time manager If you had to pick just one of the 9 “Must-Have” Skills to learn as a first time manager which one would you pick as the most important to learn and practice? Best answer: Informal coaching Here’s why. Many times a first time manager focuses on doing the work […]
9 Self-Coaching Questions You Can Even Use With Your Team
Training for Supervisors – Initial ReflectionBe careful about using these questions in a quick question and answer fashion. Although they appear to be a checklist of nine questions, they are not.Look at training for supervisors as a journey. Or, perhaps a voyage. The nearby picture, by Thomas Cole (1842), is entitled The Voyage of Life […]