Article: Principles for the new or prospective front-line supervisor.

Upon promotion to an assistant front-line supervisor, I was fortunate to wor k for a veteran supervisor who took me "under his wing" by explaining and demonstrating how to effectively supervise employees. This 25-year veteran defined the word effectively as "being able to consistently meet the company's goals for growth, through people." In order to supervise effectively, he believed front-line supervisors needed a set of principles. Not surprisingly, such principles assisted the supervisor in "leading by example".

He showed me that fundamental managerial concepts (planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and controlling) are not enough in creating a ...

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