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Moving Up To Supervision (Wiley Series in Training and Development)
Moving Up To Supervision - Wiley Series in Training and Development Author:Martin M. Broadwell Moving Up to Supervision, 2nd Edition You want to be a supervisor. But what if you were asked to assume the supervisory duties of your departmenttomorrow? Would you be ready for the job? Now, theres a way to learn all of the things about managing that your boss never had the time to teach you. Youll get straight answers to your... more » most pressing questions about supervising in Martin M. Broadwells exciting new book, Moving Up to Supervision, 2nd Edition. Written by one of the foremost international consultants in supervisory training, this is the only book that directs itself specifically to helping the aspiring supervisor prepare for managerial responsibilities. Moving Up helps managers-to-be and supervisory trainees at every level. Well in advance, it prepares you for the often overwhelming demands of a "spur of the moment" promotion. And if youve already been promised your supervisors job, this practical guide will give you a valuable pre-supervisory training course. Youll also find out how to work with the management potential you already have. This newly revised edition of Moving Up to Supervision now includes a chapter on "Things Employees Dont Like about Supervisors" (based on interviews with hundreds of employees) as well as end-of-chapter discussion questions. Other "survival skills" covered here include:
Understanding your role as supervisor and your contribution to the organization
The hazards of being a supervisor
How management selects supervisors
Understanding human behavior
Preparing for the supervisory role
In addition, youll become adept at the essential skills necessary to build a superior departmentone that upper management will notice. These skills include: appraising employees, delegating responsibility, communicating effectively, and training new personnel. The supervisors role is essentially to make sure the work gets done. In order to meet this responsibility, the new supervisor or potential supervisor needs all these skills at his/her fingertips. Moving Up to Supervision, 2nd Edition is the book youll be glad you have when this opportunity arises.« less