Supervisory Management articles from January 1993

Supervisory Management archives from January 1993

Staying alive when the bombs start falling. (crisis management)
January 1, 1993... Once or twice, at least, in every manager's career, comes a day when the office roof falls in. Maybe the TV networks have just reported that several consumers died or were injured from using your company's product. Maybe your staff is about to go...

Keeping up with employee ideas.
January 1, 1993... By now, most of us have worked with one of the many programs that draw out employee suggestions. Whatever you call them--participative management, quality circles, total quality management, employee involvement teams--they all encourage employees...

How to plan for your children's education. (Your Personal Management)
January 1, 1993... The key to financing your children's college education is to put together a logical, systematic plan--today--and stick to it. Some Basic Issues The first step in formulating such a plan is to answer four basic questions: 1. How much money...

Training "dividends" affect payroll costs.
January 1, 1993... Training activities reflect an investment of time and talents. Can the results be measured? Yes. Evaluations can often be made using existing records. Selecting the particular dividend to measure can be determined through an examination of the...

Handling reference requests on fired employees.
January 1, 1993... With today's economy producing a large turnover of employees, one of the most troublesome elements of employment relations is giving the appropriate response to a reference request from a former employee who was either terminated or asked to...

When plans go awry: contingency planning.
January 1, 1993... Contingency planning is a part of the formal planning process but it's as applicable to operational plans as strategic plans since its purpose is to help you when things don't work out right. Crises can take many forms, and you need to have some...

A performance work plan and development plan.
January 1, 1993... All organizations, regardless of their size or structure, must pay attention to certain responsibilities if they want to grow. For instance, companies need to establish a mission and organizational philosophy. They need policies and procedures....

Empowering your front-line employees to handle problems.
January 1, 1993... If your people are on the front-line and aren't empowered to solve problems, you'll end up with universal dissastifaction. Your employees will be frustrated because they can't handle the problems themselves, you and others called upon by your...

How to use - not abuse - your local area network.
January 1, 1993... If you're a new user on a local area network (LAN), you may have a few things to learn, even if you're an experienced PC user. Here are a few tips on how to be a responsible member of the LAN. Start at the Beginning If you are given any...