The Way I See It

"Supervisory Excellence"

As I go through my professional career, which spans three decades, I am truly gratified and take a great deal of pride at the in roads and level of intelligence that supervisors have attained in the working world of today. These are career days for supervisors. Not only does the position prepare them for promotion, company's now see these positions as key to their on going prosperous endeavours.

Organizations are recruiting more diligently today for supervisors than ever before. Expectations from the position of supervisor has increased ten fold from the early nineties and the rewards are much more evident, from compensation packages, opportunities for advancement and growth and development.

So what's changed? Why is it not the good old days where supervisors believed it was their job to keep managers and the company honest by challenging any and all organizational efforts. The most important changes have come from the supervisor themselves. There are several key areas in which supervisors have made tremendous strides. Here are four that I thought might be of interest.

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