Supervisory Management articles from June 1994

Supervisory Management archives from June 1994

Resetting group goals.
June 1, 1994... Your employees show very little commitment to or excitement in their work: They do what's required and no more. If a workday is slightly busier than usual, they whine. You can't remember the last time you promoted one of them or the last time...

How to manage the maverick on your staff.
June 1, 1994... The term "maverick" comes from a Western rancher, Samuel Maverick, who refused to brand his cattle. Thus, the term refers both to someone who won't follow standard procedure unless it suits him or her (like the stubborn, uncooperative rancher)...

Placating FLMA opponents. (Family Medical Leave Act)
June 1, 1994... Complaints were expected from business about passage of the Family Medical Leave Act, but they aren't the only ones. Implementation of the bill is causing another group as well to complain: those who remain at the work site and must carry the...

Are your employees incompetent or underchallenged?
June 1, 1994... Is The Peter Principle responsible for some of your employees' performance problems or are the work systems keeping your staffers from excelling? We're all familiar with The Peter Principle: "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his...