How to be an Effective Supervisor

/in /by

How to be an Effective Supervisor

Steven M. Soto

27 February 2022

MGMT101 Week 3 Assignment

Overview

How to transition to becoming a supervisor?

• What challenges you might face as a new supervisor?

• How to develop skills to be successful as a supervisor?

• What makes a bad supervisor?

• Summary

• References

How to transition to becoming a supervisor?

When transitioning to a supervisor, the tasks and the responsibilities may be overwhelming at first

It is important to take time and consider the issues that might be involved with the new position, for you and the employees that you supervise.

You should feel free to ask for help in shifting the mental perspective that comes with being a new supervisor.

During the transition period, you need to attend workshops and seminars. The trainings will help you adjust and learn the skills needed in a new position and how to handle difficult situations.

When transitioning from a the worker level to the supervisor level, you are guided by previous supervisor’s who’ve all gone through this transition. During this transition, one of the first things you’ll have to do is attend seminars or workshops tailored to whatever level of supervisory role that you’ll be in or are already in, just like this one you’re all attending right now.

3

What challenges you might face as a new supervisor?

There are several challenges that a new supervisor might face one of them being, doing poorly at their new position.

At first you might struggle with communicating and delegating to your team members. You might have some challenges having authority over your former peers.

It might be challenging at first but as the time passes, you will get accustom to the new role. In addition, the training will help overcome some of the challenges.

Now that you’re a supervisor, you’ll come across some challenges and are expected, by upper management, to be able to remedy the situation at the lowest level possible. Though it may seem very intimidating right now, as time goes by, you’ll gain the experience needed to overcome these challenges and how you do that is by seeking out mentors for guidance and feedback and/or attending workshops or seminars to develop your skills as a supervisor.

4

How to develop skills to be successful as a supervisor?

Improving your supervisor skills is very critical in creating a competitive company. As a supervisor,you need to understand that you are the leading change in your organization.

You need to learn to seek feedback from managers and other supervisors. In addition, you need to attend seminars and workshops to improve your skills as a supervisor.

Becoming a successful supervisor is a process and you learn in the way and adjust accordingly by learning from mistakes and situations.

The most important message that I want you all to take away from this presentation, is that you won’t have all the answers, but, you are expected to seek them out. This is why you were chosen to progress in this company as a supervisor.

5

What makes a good supervisor?

Good and successful supervisors have good integrity. They always strive to do what is right even when it might displease others or even have negative consequences.

They lead by example and show this through their actions. A good supervisor communicates well to his team members, they also interact with their employees more often having a comfortable working environment.

Good and successful supervisors are always true to themselves. They find what skills best suit them and their team to create a successful workplace.

A good supervisor can become a most valuable asset to you and your business, leading by example and setting the tone for the entire team. A first rate leader can pave a pathway to success, whether by hands on running an event or fostering team building and mentoring the wider crew

6

What makes a bad supervisor?

• Ever wondered what makes a bad supervisor? The truth is, is that it’s all to the interpretation of the individual, whether it’s the employee or the supervisor’s supervisor.

• In my experience, how I label a bad supervisor is their accountability. If they can’t hold themselves accountable, how can they hold others accountable to ensure their team is successful?

• • It shouldn’t take a lot from you to be a successful supervisor. If you can’t be your true self, you will find it very difficult to find success. Find what skills and leadership styles best suits you.

Forbes.com published an article called “12 Traits Bad Bosses Have in Common” on 25 September, 2018. It was written by the Young Entrepreneur Council and the opening sentence is “It’s often said that people quit bosses, not jobs.” This is rings very true in every business, from retail to the military.

7

Summary

When transitioning to a supervisor, the tasks and the responsibilities may be at first feel overwhelming.

There are a number of challenges that a new supervisor might face one of them being doing poorly at their job.

Improving your supervisor skills is very critical in creating a competitive company

Good and successful supervisors have good integrity. They always strive to do what is right even when it might displease others or even have negative consequences.

Knowing who to train and mould into an experienced supervisor can be tricky. By taking the time to get to know your employees, what they want out of a career and whether or not they have some supervisor qualities, it can make the job easier. Training more than one supervisor at a time, or allowing younger staff members to ghost supervisors will also assist in ensuring you have skilful and proficient staff.

8

References

First Time Supervisor course created by Larry Hammond, Sr.; https://www.lorman.com/training/management/first-time-supervisor-strategies-for-a-successful-transition

• New Supervisor Training course, The Five Disciplines of Managing Others for Transitioning and First Time Managers; https://lsaglobal.com/new-supervisor-new-manager-training/

Week 7 Assignment: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation

/in /by

Week 7 Assignment: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation

Instructions

This is Part II of the assignment you submitted in Week 6.

Using the case outline (Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens) you submitted in Week 6, prepare and submit a presentation, which will either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor. Be sure to verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.

The presentation Point presentation will need to include:

  • Name the case
  • Discuss the facts of the case
  • Discuss the history of the case (what laws or legal action was taken)
  • Discuss the issues or the facts of the case and legal questions the court must decide
  • Discuss if the court’s decision or holdings was for the plaintiff or for the defendant and what were the reasons for the decision?
  • Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury.

Important: In this assignment, you are expected to elaborate the points you made in the prior assignment in Week 6. This assignment will be graded on your strength to elaborate and explain the facts of the case and proper use of visual aids, good narration, and presenting to the case and how well you stick to the case. For example, if you are using the PowerPoint, you are also expected to include proper visuals that are relevant to the case. Do not copy-paste the outline into this and call it complete.

This assignment is worth 225 points.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: The presentation must be 10-15 slides long if using PowerPoint (excluding cover and reference pages) or 3-5 minute long if using a video presentation.
  • Font should not be smaller than size 16-point
  • Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style
  • Title/Introduction slide required
  • References slide minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to textbook if cited)
  • Use the speaker notes to elaborate on the content on the slides

Create a 6–8 slide presentation in response to the content defined in the above scenario and submit it in the courseroom.

/in /by

Scenario

Imagine that Lynette follows up with you in an e-mail shortly after reading your views on leadership and collaboration:

Hi,
Thanks for sending me your thoughts last week on the diversity issue at the clinic. Your next step is to select a team of professionals who can help you in this project and prepare an introduction of the project for a first meeting with them.
I want you to prepare a presentation to serve as a brief, but substantive introduction for the first meeting with a group of 4–5 members who will participate on the committee tasked with addressing the diversity issue. Once I review more information about the proposed team I can help you with the recruitment. The presentation should be 5–7 minutes and use 6–8 slides with detailed speaker’s notes so I can understand your approach. Not a lot of time or space, so keep things pretty high level. Do the following:
Briefly outline the project goals and highlight 2–3 of the initial priorities to be addressed by the group. Also, explain why they are important.
Explain the composition of the team and why you chose them. Note that you will not know the exact individuals yet, but assume we will recruit the people with the desired qualities and characteristics that you outline in the presentation. Consider the following: Include a group of professionals you believe can help define the problem and ultimately make recommendations on how to address it.
Make sure each member is either trained in, sensitive to, or has experience with the concept of workplace diversity.
Give some thought to having some members from outside the organization.
Provide member profiles: their diversity, qualifications, experience, internal versus external, and so forth.
Explain your role and describe how the committee will work together and achieve effective interprofessional collaboration. Describe how the group will communicate. How and when they will meet.
Describe how ideas will be shared and decisions made.
Describe roles, group function, and structure.
Describe the basic characteristics of a diverse workplace.
Provide a convincing argument regarding the benefits of a diverse workforce using support from current research.Thanks,
Lynette

Instructions

Create a 6–8 slide presentation in response to the content defined in the above scenario and submit it in the courseroom.

Presentation Guidelines
  • Length: 5–7 PowerPoint slides (not including title slide) that would accompany an approximately 5-minute oral presentation.
  • Notes: Prepare detailed speaker’s notes describing items on each slide so that the viewer can accurately interpret the deeper meanings and intentions that would have been conveyed orally. Support your claims, arguments, and conclusions with credible evidence from 2–3 current, scholarly or professional sources.
  • Visuals: Create visuals that are easily read and interpreted. Use colors, fonts, and formatting and other design principles that make the information clear and generally add to the aesthetic of the presentation.

Please refer to the scoring guide for details on how your assessment will be evaluated

What are 2 examples of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies?

/in /by

One of the possible reasons that hunters and gatherers do not work more than they do may be to avoid overexploitation of their environment. Think about this: overhunting might allow people to feast for a few days, but over the long run, the effect would simply be to destroy the local game supplies. Hunters and gatherers also demonstrate less patriarchy and ownership taboos than industrial society members. You will explore these differences in a PowerPoint presentation for this assignment.

Assignment Details

Use this Hunter-Gatherers resource page as a starting point. There, you will find an in-depth examination of the hunter-gatherer society as well as additional sources to explore. Make sure you use and refer to at least two sources in your presentation. Use this template to create a presentation of 10–14 slides, with speaker notes. A title and reference slide should be included. PowerPoint help is available through Tutoring. Be sure cover the following in your presentation:

  • What are 2 examples of contemporary hunter-gatherer societies?
  • How do hunters and gatherers view rights to land?
  • How do hunters and gatherers view rights to property, such as tools or personal possessions?
  • What evidence suggests that hunter-gatherer societies have a conservationist ethic?
  • What can an industrial, modern society learn from hunter-gatherer societies?

Create a 17-23 slide PowerPoint slide presentation you will present at the Gala. Please be sure to include your script within the notes section of the PowerPoint.

/in /by

Scenario

You work for Patagonia as VP of Operations and your company has been nominated for the Citizens Award from the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Each nominee is to present its company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability initiatives at the Citizens Award Gala in Washington D.C. You will develop a Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability plan on behalf of your organization that will showcase your company as the obvious choice to win the award.

Instructions

Create a 17-23 slide PowerPoint slide presentation you will present at the Gala. Please be sure to include your script within the notes section of the PowerPoint.

Be sure to include the following slides:

  • Title slide (1 slide)
  • Explain how your CSR plan will positively impact the triple bottom line while satisfying your shareholders, as well as internal and external stakeholders. (2-3 slides) —  Comprehensive exemplary explanation of how the CSR plan will positively impact the triple bottom line while satisfying your shareholders, as well as internal and external stakeholders. (2-3 slides) Included thorough detail on how to mitigate the risk of negative internal and external perceptions of stakeholders or the public.
  • Include how you will mitigate the risk of negative internal and external perceptions of stakeholders or the public. Comprehensive exemplary description of how community involvement and commitment to diversity, inclusion, equality, and equity have a positive impact on the company’s brand. Included 3+ examples. (2-3 slides)
  • Describe how your community involvement and commitment to diversity, inclusion, equality, and equity have a positive impact on the company’s brand. (2-3 slides) Comprehensive exemplary discussion of how the plan makes a global contribution to international and multicultural populations. Included 3+ examples. (3-4 slides)
  • Discuss how your plan makes a global contribution to international and multicultural populations. (3-4 slides)  Comprehensive exemplary prediction of how the plan will make a positive contribution to local, state, or governmental laws and regulations. (3-4 slides) Included thorough detail on how to measure financial and non-financial performance.
  • Predict how your plan will make a positive contribution to local, state, or governmental laws and regulations. (3-4 slides) Comprehensive exemplary illustration of how this plan will be implemented, why and how it will be sustainable, along with why this CSR initiative is a core competency of the organization. (3-4 slides).
  • Include how you will measure financial and non-financial performance.
  • Illustrate how this plan will be implemented, why and how it will be sustainable, along with why you feel this CSR initiative is a core competency of your organization. (3-4 slides). Comprehensive exemplary illustration of how this plan will be implemented, why and how it will be sustainable, along with why this CSR initiative is a core competency of the organization. (3-4 slides).
  • Show how your organization contributes to all four types of corporate social responsibility to demonstrate positive corporate citizenship. (3-4 slides)  Comprehensive exemplary explanation of how the organization contributes to all four types of corporate social responsibility to demonstrate positive corporate citizenship. (3-4 slides)
  • Provide attribution for credible sources used in the professional presentation.

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describing the importance of an IMC strategy.

/in /by

Scenario

You and your partner have just started a new laundry pick-up company. You are the marketing person, and you need to explain the importance of having an Integrated Communications Strategy (IMC) to your partner. Your partner has no idea how to go about marketing a company or how to create a communication plan. You decided to create a presentation that will explain why you all should invest in an IMC strategy.

Instructions

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describing the importance of an IMC strategy.

  • Slide 1: Title Slide (Name of Company, student name and teacher’s name.)
  • Slide 2-3: Describe the importance of a marketing communication strategy for the laundry service company.
  • Slide 3-4: Discuss the marketing goals for the company.
  • Slide 5-6: Analyze how the marketing communication strategy connects to the marketing goal of the company.
  • Slide 7-8: Discuss how the marketing communications strategy be measured.
  • Slide 8-9: Include any additional information to support the IMC strategy to your partner.
  • Slide 10: Conclusion

NO SPEAKERS NOTES REQUIRED

Create a PowerPoint slide presentation (approximately 5 minutes to deliver orally) for departmental managers that does the following:

/in /by

Hiring, compensation, and performance appraisal policies and practices are critical HR functions and play an important part in defining an organization as a whole. Making sound choices in these areas builds a foundation for an organization’s success. In this assignment, you prepare a presentation for hospital department managers focused on specified processes and practices topics.

Scenario

Imagine that it has become apparent that staffing changes will be required in the wake of the merger. The VP of HR has decided that it would be good to create a presentation for department managers that outlines approaches to facilitate some of these changes.

Preparation

PowerPoint Essentials

Visit the following LinkedIn Learning resources if you have not mastered the essentials of PowerPoint.

Instructions

Create a PowerPoint slide presentation (approximately 5 minutes to deliver orally) for departmental managers that does the following:

  1. Analyzes two areas of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers when making staffing decisions.
  2. Recommends a process and elements for creating effective job descriptions.
  3. Explains two prominent considerations for developing fair and competitive compensation and benefit plans.
  4. Justifies your recommendation for an appropriate employee performance appraisal methodology.

Create a short, sensitive PowerPoint (8 to10 slides) that you would use to enlighten your audience. Include information on medical directives, power-of-attorney, and other final documents that would be beneficial. Research and use correct format and terminology with the documents.

/in /by

2/21/22, 8:45 PM Taskstream Assignment (Powerpoint) Due February 27th

https://ecourses.pvamu.edu/courses/14699/assignments/208515 1/1

Taskstream Assignment (Powerpoint) Due February 27th

Due No Due Date Points 10 Submitting a file upload Attempts 0 Allowed Attempts 2 Available until Feb 27 at 11:59pm

Start Assignment

Due February 27th

Instructions: Teacher educator candidates will create a PowerPoint based on the following scenario. You are the Health Educator working with military families. Knowing that active combat can result in injuries and casualties, you must provide an educational session to the service persons and their families on legal documents they should have in place as consumers of these types services. You want to include items to protect them and their families and to ensure that their wishes are carried out in case a catastrophic event occurs. Create a short, sensitive PowerPoint (8 to10 slides) that you would use to enlighten your audience. Include information on medical directives, power-of-attorney, and other final documents that would be beneficial. Research and use correct format and terminology with the documents. Include a separate reference sheet with a minimum of three (3) references.

Create a 10–15-slide PowerPoint presentation with audio narration that covers items  1–4 above. Each member needs to add an audio presentation fort heir  selected risk.

/in /by

You have been asked to be the project manager for the development of an information technology (IT) project. The system to be developed will allow a large company to coordinate and maintain records of the professional development of its employees. The company has over 30,000 employees who are located in four sites: Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Chandler, AZ; and Schaumburg, IL. The system needs to allow employees to locate and schedule professional development activities that are relevant to their positions. Sophisticated search capabilities are required, and the ability to add scheduled events to the employees’ calendars is desired. The system needs to support social networking to allow employees to determine who is attending conferences and events. This will promote fostering relationships and ensure coverage of conferences that are considered of high importance.

Once an activity has been completed, employees will use the system to submit the documentation. The system should support notifications to management personnel whenever their direct reports have submitted documentation. The system should also notify employees if their deadline to complete professional-development requirements is approaching and is not yet satisfied.

The goal is to get this system up and running at the start of the next fiscal year.

Conduct all of your team-related activities in the Small Group area. Contact your instructor with questions pertaining to this project.

Review the Group Project resources in the School of Information Technology Library Guide (LibGuide).

For the given scenario, your group needs to complete the following:

  1. Work together with role playing (1 Project Manager, 1 customer, others may be system architects and developers) to identify the system requirements and all risks. Rate each risk.
  2. Each member selects one of the highest risks. Explain why these are considered high-risk and explain their potential effect on the project.
  3. Outline a risk mitigation strategy for the each of the selected high risks.
  4. Summarize the challenges the team faced and how you worked them out.
  5. Create a 10–15-slide PowerPoint presentation with audio narration that covers items  1–4 above. Each member needs to add an audio presentation fort heir  selected risk.
  6. Groups must incorporate the critique provided by the group members into the final draft. The group members must each perform a final review of the entire assignment submission and confirm any final items that require clarification, editing, corrections, and so on. One group member will then submit the final assignment.

Include a title slide and APA format on citations used in the presentation with a closing reference slide. Use proper design regarding elements (fonts, color, images, and so on) on your slides.

Use the Record SlideShow option to present the information on each slide and record your verbal explanations for each item. Please refer to the following for more detailed instructions on recording your voice on a PowerPoint slide:

How to Record Voice Narration for Your PowerPoint 2016 Presentation

Please submit your assignment.

Develop a 5-6 slide PowerPoint presentation that covers the ethical implications of social media in healthcare. Be sure to address email communication, texting, and Facebook (at a minimum) and provide the “pros/cons” of using each in healthcare (from the perspective of the healthcare provider).

/in /by

Module 04 Content

  1. Develop a 5-6 slide PowerPoint presentation that covers the ethical implications of social media in healthcare. Be sure to address email communication, texting, and Facebook (at a minimum) and provide the “pros/cons” of using each in healthcare (from the perspective of the healthcare provider).
  2. Scoring Rubric:

Criteria (Weight)

  • Minimum of 3 social media identified – 30
  • Pros and cons of each type of Social Media (ethical issues) identified – 65
  • Slides clear and concise, well-formatted, appropriate clip art utilized (if used), proper APA format if sources are used, reference slide provided – 10

Total – 105

  2. Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.