{"id":5396,"date":"2014-05-27T06:45:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T12:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2014-05-23T11:48:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T17:48:06","slug":"advice-for-a-new-supervisor-aka-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/advice-for-a-new-supervisor-aka-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for a New Supervisor (aka Me)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With just one week under my belt at my new job, I am barely starting to put all the pieces together and figure out all the things I am going to need to learn and to do in the next year. Looming especially large in my thoughts is the awareness that this is my first supervisory position, and I have a lot to learn about what good supervision looks like and feels like from this end of the equation. <\/p>\n

My dad, who spent 40 years in sales, management, and training, says, “Set clear expectations, train well, and don’t hover.” <\/p>\n

My 16-year-old daughter says, “Don’t give pep talks.” [When I asked why, she said she’d rather be DOING her job or task than be “getting motivated” to do it.] <\/p>\n

What do you have to share? What’s something your best bosses have in common? What’s your strongest point as a supervisor? What could you do better with better supervision? What do you wish you knew before your first supervisory job? <\/p>\n

I’m grateful for your advice and wisdom! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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