Comments on: Good Supervisor, Good Person – Employee Problem http://springpointservices.com/blog/good-supervisor-good-person/ Managing Real People, Creating Good Workplaces Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: shaun http://springpointservices.com/blog/good-supervisor-good-person/comment-page-1/#comment-496 shaun Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:47:01 +0000 http://springpointservices.com/blog/?p=294#comment-496 Thanks for your comment, Sudhir. Micromanaging is one kind of problem, and passivity is the opposite problem. Many managers have been legitimately "burned" from taking either position. The key lesson is to not learn the "wrong" lesson by overreacting and swinging to the other side. Every manager hears "help your employees succeed." Of course it's the right message, but what that means exactly in any given situation is precisely where the rubber hits the road. Helping an employee is not charity, or social work, it's a crucial managerial function embedded in the culture of a healthy workplace. Employees can feel it when it's real. It pays huge dividends over time, plus - if it finally must happen - it makes having to end someone's employment much cleaner and less painful all around. Thanks again for commenting. Shaun Thanks for your comment, Sudhir.

Micromanaging is one kind of problem, and passivity is the opposite problem. Many managers have been legitimately “burned” from taking either position. The key lesson is to not learn the “wrong” lesson by overreacting and swinging to the other side.

Every manager hears “help your employees succeed.” Of course it’s the right message, but what that means exactly in any given situation is precisely where the rubber hits the road.

Helping an employee is not charity, or social work, it’s a crucial managerial function embedded in the culture of a healthy workplace. Employees can feel it when it’s real. It pays huge dividends over time, plus – if it finally must happen – it makes having to end someone’s employment much cleaner and less painful all around.

Thanks again for commenting.

Shaun

]]> By: Sudhir Mathew http://springpointservices.com/blog/good-supervisor-good-person/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Sudhir Mathew Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:24:27 +0000 http://springpointservices.com/blog/?p=294#comment-491 Hi Shaun, I think you got this right. It is important for th supervisor to take action because employees are watching and inappropriate behavior does not change automatically. Being fully prepared and getting the message across with clear indications of what improved performance will look like is crucial. It is important for the supervisor to support the employee along the way in improving performance. This could be providing resources, training or regular feedback so the employee knows whether he is on the right track. Managers' primary and most important mission should be to ensure the success of their employees. Thanks for your article. Hi Shaun,
I think you got this right. It is important for th supervisor to take action because employees are watching and inappropriate behavior does not change automatically. Being fully prepared and getting the message across with clear indications of what improved performance will look like is crucial. It is important for the supervisor to support the employee along the way in improving performance. This could be providing resources, training or regular feedback so the employee knows whether he is on the right track. Managers’ primary and most important mission should be to ensure the success of their employees.

Thanks for your article.

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