Supervisory Management articles from February 1990

Supervisory Management archives from February 1990

Positive personnel decisions: gaining management support. (includes a related article on turning down requests positively)
February 1, 1990... Positive Personnel Decisions: Gaining Management Support You're a first-line supervisor who's confronted with a personnel problem. Because you're closest to the day-to-day operation of your division, you know how to solve it - but can you?...

Change: are you a driver, rider, or spoiler? (organizational change)
February 1, 1990... Change: Are You a Driver, Rider, or Spoiler? In an age of rapidly accelerating technology, restructuring, repositioning, downsizing, and corporate takeovers, change may be the only constant. Is there anything you can do about it? Of...

Combatting feelings of stress. (job stress)
February 1, 1990... Combatting Feelings of Stress Experts on organizational stress acknowledge that work stress is not necessarily a negative force. Without a certain level of stress to challenge us, our jobs would be boring and unrewarding. Stress only becomes...

What to do when someone's yelling. (managing angry employees)
February 1, 1990... What to Do When Someone's Yelling Sandra storms into your office, slams the door, and starts yelling, "I can't possibly get this report done today. You give me so much work; it's impossible to get caught up; and while I'm going crazy, Becky...

The OATS formula: how to better plan your time. (objectives, activities, time estimates, and schedules) (time management)
February 1, 1990... The Oats Formula: How to Better Plan Your Time Most of us get caught in a daily dilemma: too much to do, not enough time to do it. We make to-do lists, but they don't always help. We usually don't finish the list by the end of the day, and...