Far too many supervisory conversations never get to the sweet spot and suffer from what I call the yep syndrome. Yep. I said the yep syndrome. The yep syndrome is what happens when a supervisor checks in with a direct report and gets a short and superficial answer – “Yep.” The supervisor then allows the …
Over the past 30 years I have learned many valuable lessons from thousands of supervisors. One of the most profound is that nearly all of the great ones do a few common things on a regular, habitual basis. Different leaders, different styles, same practices. I like to call them the 8 Great Practices of Supervision. …