Supervisor's Survival Kit: Your First Step into Management, Ninth Edition

MAJOR CHANGES

The three major changes are highlighted here.

1. Empowerment of the line supervisor will occur. Some of the “power” previously held by those whose jobs have been eliminated will be delegated to the supervisors they used to supervise. This shift means that the line supervisor or “team leader” of the past can take a more positive stance. She or he can submit new suggestions with more freedom and more influence. In short, the line supervisor will play a bigger role in the total management team. Upper management (those left) will have to listen more and react to what they hear.

2. Supervisors will have more autonomy. With fewer directives to follow, fewer inspections from those above, and fewer people to please, supervisors will feel free ...