Supervisory Management articles from November 1994

Supervisory Management archives from November 1994

Throw out your suggestion box!
November 1, 1994... Does your department have a "brainline"--a point at which employees are supposed to do as told without thinking much about it? Many managers wish their employees would come up with more ideas to make the operation more efficient, to improve the...

What should you do if delegation doesn't work?
November 1, 1994... Seasoned football coaches don't bench rookie players because of one miscue. Likewise, supervisors don't penalize employees who fail to do a delegated task well by recalling the job entirely and either doing it themselves or reassigning it to...

Planning work and time.
November 1, 1994... People often get bogged down in planning projects because they try to think of every step logically, in the proper sequence. Unfortunately, most minds just don't work that way. Rather, our minds skip randomly over the entire territory, alighting...

Counseling a poor performer. (How Do You Rate?)
November 1, 1994... Let's say you have an employee who has performed well in the past. Nothing about the job has changed, but the person's performance has slipped. You don't know why, but you do know this poor performance can't continue. What do you do? You could...

How to be a part of a high-performing team.
November 1, 1994... Increasingly, companies are forming teams to get work done. A team may be organized to resolve a specific problem, or it may be one of many teams that now make up the company's organization. In some teams, you may serve as leader; in others you...

Stuck in neutral: dealing with change management.
November 1, 1994... When Fran told Sam about plans for a major change in corporate strategy, she expected him to be his usual helpful self. Instead, Sam turned pale and sank into a chair. "What does this all mean, Fran?" he asked, his voice trembling. "Will we...