Supervisory Management articles from November 1993

Supervisory Management archives from November 1993

Beware of false advertising when hiring.
November 1, 1993... In recent years, employees have become quicker to file grievances or even lawsuits on the grounds that their employers didn't give them the kind of work experience and opportunities they had been promised when they were hired. The theory...

Four issues to address in using teams and groups.
November 1, 1993... Cross-functional teams, cluster organizations, and semi-autonomous work groups are the rage today, with the business press going so far as to suggest they are magical solutions to the management ailments that have afflicted American industry for...

The value of on-the-job rotation.
November 1, 1993... Following the trauma of downsizing is the boredom that stems from feeling plateaued. This feeling of boredom by American employees isn't new given the repetitiveness of many jobs. Millions of workers in America don't go around broadcasting...

Understanding the E-word. (empowerment of employees) (Skill-building Exercise)
November 1, 1993... You can't pick up any business literature these days without finding an exhortation to empower your employees. So what exactly is this empowerment thing, and why is everyone talking about it? To answer the second question first, empowering...

An employee's bill of rights.
November 1, 1993... More than two hundred years ago, our forefathers brought forth a Bill of Rights. Remarkably, the words they wrote, reinterpreted as times changed, have withstood the test of time. The principles embodied in that document, which have always stood...