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Thank you for Flying ‘Self-Care Air’​: A Prescription For Your Good Supervisory Health

While frequent airline fliers are probably immune to pre-flight safety announcements, less seasoned travelers probably pay attention to them, and maybe, even disagree with one in particular. When the flight attendant says “In case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks above your seat will deploy, please place the mask on yourself first and then …

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SUPERVISING IN THIS TIME OF WORK FROM HOME & SOCIAL DISTANCING

SUPERVISING IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS: A 12 STEP PROGRAMBy Joseph F. Duffy, Award-Winning Author of: Being a Supervisor 1.0: a Handbook for the New, Aspiring and Experienced Supervisor INTRODUCTION I wrote an entire chapter on supervision in my book “Being a Supervisor 1.0: a Handbook for the New, Aspiring, and Experienced Supervisor” including a …

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TEN SELF-CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISORS IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Introduction: I am writing this article on self-care in the Age of Coronavirus, from the perspective of a supervisor and his/her conflicting obligations to direct reports, boss and self, and the belief that the supervisor’s own self-care is often neglected. I first wrote on the subject of Supervisory Self-Care in 2018, dedicating a chapter on the …

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The Number One Guide For New And Aspiring Supervisors

I was fortunate to be a guest on the May 18 episode of the SuccessInSightPodcast, hosted by Howard Fox. Howard interviewed me about my management career and experiences, leadership and my book “Being a Supervisor 1.0” available on Amazon. To listen to the podcast click on the link above. If you would like to discuss the book, …

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Self-Care for Supervisors: Thank You for Flying Self-Care Air

While frequent airline fliers are probably immune to pre-flight safety announcements, less seasoned travelers probably pay attention to them, and maybe, even disagree with one in particular. When the flight attendant says “In case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks above your seat will deploy, please place the mask on yourself first and then …

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Supervisors Should Have Their Own Self-Care Plan

A Twelve Step Self Care Plan for Supervisors and Managers Based on a chapter from my book “Being a Supervisor 1.0: a Handbook for the New, Aspiring, and Experienced Supervisor and available from Amazon.com/books. In my earlier article “Thanks for Flying Self-Care Air” I explained that self-care, though important to a supervisor’s long term emotional …

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

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 …

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