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One of my favorite tasks pre-retirement was participating in new employee orientation. One of the many topics I addressed with them was our organizational culture, our work environment. In talking about this I stressed our commitment to maintaining a positive work environment pointing out that employees are in one of two states of mind overall …

A 12 STEP PROGRAM TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND GROW A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT Read More »

I was a relatively new and inexperienced supervisor back in 1977, the Assistant Director of the Social Work Department at St. Joe’s Hospital in Paterson. The fall semester was winding down for a group of Social work student interns. During a bi-monthly meeting with them I announced I had received the last of their final …

How Important is 360 Feedback? Read More »

I was a relatively new and inexperienced supervisor back in 1977, the Assistant Director of the Social Work Department at St. Joe’s Hospital in Paterson. The fall semester was winding down for a group of Social work student interns. During a bi-monthly meeting with them I announced I had received the last of their final …

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Last month I was part of a two person team conducting a Council on Accreditation (COA) review of an agency in Missouri serving domestic violence victims. After a long day of surveying my fellow team member Ed and I went out for dinner. Conversation quickly turned to my book “Being A Supervisor 1.0”. Ed offered …

if you are unwilling to fire low performers do not be a supervisor Read More »