A great working environment is totally dependent upon the supervisor or manager. And it doesn’t matter where you are on the corporate ladder. If you are at the top position then the whole working environment for all the employees is dependent upon you.
It does seem amazing that all who enter the work-a-day-world want to and expect to climb the ladder of corporate positions, yet very few care about learning the interpersonal relationship that is needed in the work environment. Human nature being what it is tends to conquer some company square footage and then see everyone else in the department as “the enemy.” Instead of being the supervisor or manager they become the dictator. Many supervisors develop the attitude of “my way or the highway.” They are threatened if someone else has an idea.
Here are five critical conditions that a supervisor must understand if he is to create a great working environment:
1. He must care about the needs of those in the department. This really does cover the whole realm of living. I know �" usually we want the employees to do their work and don’t tell me about your personal life. However, life is never that black-and-white. That is another whole topic of discussion. For the moment let’s just consider the work that is to be performed. Do the employees have all the right equipment to do the task efficiently and proficiently? Is the physical environment the best that it can be?
2. He must have the right attitude toward people and work. The supervisor must have the attitude that people are his greatest asset. People are not things. He must also have a good work ethic. A good work ethic is almost a thing of the past in today’s world. It seems that people think that everything is “owed to them” whether or not they do any work. I know people who phone in sick because they want to go do something else that day. So, lying to the boss is okay.
3. He must use authority correctly. Just give me the authority and I’ll whip this department into shape. All too often this is played out in the office. We find far too many supervisors with the master/slave attitude.
4. He must have a proper response to mistakes and failures. If the supervisor just rants and raves about mistakes and failures he is going to find a revolving door to his department. A great supervisor has to be willing to defend his department to others. He must be willing to use these as opportunities for teaching and instruction.
5. He must be willing to give proper credit where it is due. To be a great supervisor this will be the hardest to accomplish unless he is totally secure in his position. I use to work in an office where I would write suggestions and recommendations and my supervisor would have it re-typed with his name on the bottom. When proper credit is given it creates an incredible ‘think-tank’ environment. Instead of a revolving door you have a line-up waiting to get into your department.
I know that I have been basically talking about the company or corporate structure. However, this is also very true in the independent businesses of network marketing. The phrase “you have your own business, but you are not in business alone” is incredibly true. Too many people have failed in a home based business because their up-line did not understand the principles of a great working environment. Platinum One Destinations is a new company on the scene with a fabulous understanding of working together. jjheller.gop1d
JFHeller
I worked in the corporate world for 15 years - oil & gas taxation, payroll account. The next 27 years have been spent in church ministry. Internet Marketing is allowing retirement. www.jamesfheller.com
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