Session Builders Series 100: 60 Exercises for Management and Supervisory Training

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159 – Defining Your Role

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Purpose/Objectives: This exercise enables employees and superiors to com-

pare expectations about the content of a job and the

relative importance each places on the individual

assignments. First, the employee writes a list of the job

responsibilities, lists them by importance, and places a

personal and organizational value on the more impor-

tant items. The superior is then asked to review the

first list, make any necessary changes, and rank the

items as he or she sees their importance. After com-

paring them, clarification dramatically improves both

productivity and job satisfaction. In addition, the

employee can ...