Supervisory Management articles from July 1994

Supervisory Management archives from July 1994

When employees steal: how to break the pattern.
July 1, 1994... "Everybody does it." That's the attitude many people take toward employee theft. This attitude shouldn't be surprising. After all, most people think of "theft" as taking a few pencils, making long-distance calls from the office, or "borrowing"...

Eight guidelines for managing change.
July 1, 1994... Where change is involved, groups and individuals need to have a sense of ownership and to be actively involved in the planning of the change, or you will just have passive agreement. The following is a brief description of ways to promote...

How to control your time.
July 1, 1994... Time is sometimes more precious today than money. Below we offer checklists to help you: * Make better use of the time you have by learning how to prioritize. * Avoid procrastination. * Practice, in general, better time management...

How to develop influence. (Skills Building Exercise)
July 1, 1994... Very often your success depends upon contributions from people who do not report to you. You may need data or materials from people in other departments, cooperation from fellow team members working with you in a cross-functional project team, or...