Supervising Your Team

Module I

WHY SUPERVISE?

Maintain:OrderSafetyCompetencyEfficiencyOptimism

Get The Work Done!

•Organized Work Plans•Taking Care of Employees• Keeping Them Safe• Keeping Them Trained• Keeping Them

Informed• Resolving Conflicts

Keeping Everyone Under Control?

HOW?

PLANNING•Job Safety •Clear Directions – Clear Goals•Resource Needs - L/M/E•Duration – Time Needed•Cost Expected/ Budget Allowed•Timing – Appropriate Schedule•Unforeseen Issues? •Reactive

• Work Controls You

•Proactive

• You Control The Work

Things to Consider:

•Hazard Recognition•Implement a Culture of Safety• Show by Example• Hold Safety Meetings• Know Safety Rules• Enforce Safety Rules

•Support the Safety Program

SAFETY

Why, you ask….,?

SAFETY

•Commitment – Safety considered as important as any other part of the organization’s business.•Accountability – Everyone is accountable for safety, (Employees & Supervisors).•Involvement – Safety is everyone’s responsibility and everyone is expected to be apart of safety.•Hazard Recognition – Educate and train on how to identify hazards. •Hazard Control – Educate and train to know how to mitigate hazards. Empower employees to eliminate or reduce their exposure to hazards.•Investigate – Investigate accidents to identify root causes and ways of preventing them from reoccurring.•Training – Regular, repetitive training. Regular safety meetings to share information and be a reminder of safety.•Evaluation – Track and regularly evaluate safety performance. Know where you need to improve prevention.

SAFETYPROGRAM

WORK ENVIRONMENT

•Taking Care of Employees• Help Them To Resolve Conflict• Communicate Openly – Establish Good Rapport• Providing Clear Expectations/ Clear Directions• Be Consistent and Treat Them Equitably• Advocate and Look Out For Them• Create A Problem Solving Environment

•Colleagues & Peers• Cooperation• Communication – Close the Loop• Personal Integrity Image• Support consistency between your actions and theirs

WORKING WITH OTHERS

•Be Predictable - Be Reliable•Trustworthy Information, confirm/verify/substantiate•Reasoned Ideas – Earn Credibility and Keep It•No Surprises – Communicate & Close the Loop•Solve Problems - Don’t Bring Complaints

Supervisors Stand In Two Lanes of Traffic – “Connected to Their Employees as a Co-Worker and Separated as Their Boss”

WORKING WITH YOUR

SUPERVISOR

Supervisor’s Role:• Lead the Team• Accomplish Things• Instill Safety and Professionalism

Do things RightFollow Rules and PoliciesAct Competently

• Support Colleagues and Peers

WRAPPING IT UP

Don’t Be An Island – Supervisors Are Part of the Management Team, “They” is You……

QUESTIONS