EIGHT REMEDIES FOR THE SUPERVISOR'S HEADACHE

• NCJ Number: 19356
• Journal: Law and Order Volume: 23 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1975) Pages: 36,38-41
• Author(s): J B LOMAX
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Copp Organization, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT THE OFFICER WHO ATTEMPTS TO SUCCEED AT THE SUPERVISORY LEVEL WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE POSITION REQUIRES A DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR FROM THE LINE OFFICER IS SUBJECT TO MANY PROBLEMS OR 'HEADACHES'.

Abstract

THE EIGHT SUGGESTED REMEDIES ARE AS FOLLOWS; 1) BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE JOB; 2) TRY TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND SUBORDINATES; 3) ALLOW SUBORDINATES TO DO THEIR JOB; 4) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBORDINATES TO LEARN; 5) BE A RESOURCE PERSON FOR SUBORDINATES; 6) COMPLIMENT SUBORDINATES; 7) DOCUMENT AND EVALUATE PERFORMANCE AS A POSITIVE APPROACH TO HELPING SUBORDINATES; AND 8) HELP SUBORDINATES ADVANCE.