USING THE FIVE FOUNDATIONS
These five irreplaceable foundations, then, serve the supervisor in building and keeping healthy, productive relationships with employees.
Give clear and complete instructions.
Communicate: Let people know how they are doing.
Give credit when due.
Involve people in decisions.
Maintain an open door.
Obviously, it doesn't take a mental giant to understand them, nor does it take a supervisor with twenty years of experience to put them into practice. Why, then, are they so frequently taken for granted and so seldom used? Here are three possible reasons:
Some ambitious supervisors spend their time seeking more sophisticated replacements instead of realizing that these five foundations will serve them well.
Some supervisors give ...
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