Article: DECISION TO FIRE SUPERVISOR NOT FOR THE TROOPS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Ken Lloyd On The Job

Q. My employees ran off the last supervisor I hired, and I'm not about to let this happen again. Granted the new supervisor is not the best, I am reluctant to let her go because of the message that it will send to the employees. What do you think? A.H.

A. It's probably time to think less about messaging and more about managing. You are in a management battle on two fronts, and each needs to be handled separately.

The first area that needs your attention is the new supervisor. When you describe a supervisor as ``not the best,'' that is a code phrase for borderline. This means that she could probably use more ...

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