Supervisory Management articles from August 1992

Supervisory Management archives from August 1992

Ae You Too Nurturing a Manager?
August 1, 1992... All employees--including managers--occasionally run into personal problems that require understanding from bosses and co-workers. But an unbridled sensitivity to employees' needs or problems. can conflict with a manager's first responsibility:...

Six Easy Ways to Become a Winning Persuader
August 1, 1992... Why do some managers seem to have a special talent for bringing others around to their point of view? What skills do these supervisors possess that enable them to make "winning" proposals at staff meetings, persuade others to do things their...

Empowering Employees to Excel
August 1, 1992... The word "empowerment" has been gaining currency in management circles for the last several years. But the focus has been on employee empowerment, whereas the real focus should be on directing power toward accomplishing the company's goals and...

Developing a New Kind of Motivation
August 1, 1992... Every time I think of motivation, I remember the story about the Olympic athlete who was practicing for the shotput competition. I can almost see him now in my mind's eye. As he practiced putting the shot, he backed into the javelin thrower's...

Looking at Leadership like a Manager
August 1, 1992... Most staffers receive a promotion to management by demonstrating their knowledge, experience, judgement, skill, or mastery of a specific function within the organization. The super secretary becomes the secretarial supervisor. The dynamite...

Negligent Hiring: Nice Guys May Finish Last
August 1, 1992... Debbie Paterson was the owner/operator of a city-based laundromat. At a local business meeting, Paterson was asked by the director of Happy Hills, a residential rehabilitation center, to participate in a work/rehabilitation program by employing...

Discrimination and the Law: What Supervisors Should Know
August 1, 1992... In the past six years, the U. S. Supreme Court has made several rulings on issues of discrimination that are of particular importance to supervisors and to "equal opportunity" officials. Currently, four key areas are receiving a considerable...