The Essential Supervisor’s Handbook

Chapter 1

The Basics of Leading

Starting out as a supervisor, you are probably excited, but may feel slightly overwhelmed. Settling into a new job is always difficult, but taking on a job with new management responsibilities is an additional challenge. To learn to be a leader, you need to grasp on some basic management techniques. You don’t have to have an MBA to be able to direct other people and manage their work; management techniques are things that anyone can learn. All you need is a little common sense and some insight into how to make things go smoothly.

Managing Yourself

Evaluate Yourself

It is always important to assess the skills and abilities of those you manage, but the same applies to yourself. To be a successful supervisor, ...