WHAT ARE THE FIVE FOUNDATIONS?

You will make a serious mistake if you take the five foundations lightly. On the other hand, if you weave them deeply into your leadership style, your success as a supervisor is almost guaranteed. Best of all, you can start practicing them immediately.

1. Give Clear and Complete Instructions

As a supervisor, you have a certain amount of “knowledge power.” You know more about how to perform certain tasks than most of your employees. How effectively you transmit this knowledge to them is the key to the relationship created.

When such instructions are given clearly and completely, the employee knows exactly what to ...

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