Supervisor Reflection

I am currently the supervisor of about seven people, sounds easy right? Not exactly because those seven people are supervisors, and the people they supervise are supervisors. The tone I set with my subordinates gets transferred through three levels of the organization. That means if I set a standard to low, or am too easy or too hard on my subrodinates I am, therefore, setting an organizational climate that reflects the same. I have to find the perfect balance of standards and caring about people, so those that I supervise pass that to their subordinates and the standards I set make it through all levels of the organization. Everyone has worked in a place where the one person that was in charge is either too strict or too soft. When that
Sometimes it can be very difficult to find that mild ground. It is important that everyone in the work center be allowed to reach his or her full potential. Some people never will, due to some time of limiting condition they have: whether it is their attitude or lack of motivation or something else. Leaders have to understand that it is acceptable to allow that to happen. No one can force someone to perform at a level they are not comfortable performing at. Imagine a company where every employee was a hard charger. Everything that needed to get done was done quickly and correctly every time. How would the supervisors know whom to promote? How would they decided
While we do not really have a dedicated human resource department in the Air Force, I understand that it is my job to know my people. It is my job to ensure everyone is being treated fairly and being given the opportunity to reach their potential. It is my job to make sure everyone is safe and that they know what they do when there is a work place accident. I have learned more then I can put into words about all these topics from this class and greatly appreciate the opportunity to learn with all of these people. There are many aspects of Human Resources that intertwine at all levels. If the HRM department of a company is not performing well chances are the company will not be performing well in some aspect of business. While the bottom line may be good and the company may be profitable there is more to business then just money. People make a company run, without them it would be impossible for a company to make money, without HRM, people would not remain at companies for very