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1 / Qualities and skills required of an effective supervisor in an organization (4)

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achieve goals of org thru efforts of workers / carry out policies of higher mgmt / represent mgmt to workers / rep workers to mgmt

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1 / define mgmt roles in the organization (4)

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top level (boardmember, chief lib) middle mgmt (dept heads, branch head) supervisor (super, team leader) workers (non-super staff)

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1 / identify and describe the major functions performed by a supervisor in unionized/nonunion env (7)

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planning organizing staffing directing coordinating reporting budgeting

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1 / compare and contrast various styles of leadership

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authoritative, participative, laissez-faire

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1 / identify 3 skills required to be effective supervisor

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technical (work-related tasks), human, conceptual (big picture)

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1 / contrast traits most likely to lead to success as a supervisor with those likely to lead to failure

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team building, speaks in we not i, communication, *balance, integrity, character, focused, Don’t Waste Time /// limited POV, not being able to work w others, no initiative, lack of aggress, being ok with status quo, desire for popularity

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1 / how has mgmt changed

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was authoritative, now consultative

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1 / balance in hr:

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job centered vs employee centered

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1 / union contract =

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collective agreement; rules for compensation, rules, complaint, layoff, job sec, benefits, hours of work

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1 / library obvious competition

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google, cafes

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1 / technology in libraries

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must be implemented to avoid irrelevance

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1 / what does technology impact

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internal org structures, how decisions are made

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1 / customer expectations

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libraries that are not customer-oriented will not be supported and find that their funding suffers

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1 / planning

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determining organizations goals and deciding how thte organizations hould meet those goals

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1 / organizing

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managers determined how the work would be deivided mong organizational units and decided what procedures would be used to accomplsh

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1 / staffing

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personnel decidioins in their units, including hiring and evaluating

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1 / directing

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the work of others, deciding who would complete each tasks

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1 / coordinating

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activities between units. staff were responsible only for work within their own units

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1 / reporting

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unit accomplishments and keep upper mgmt informed about unit progress

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1 / budgeting

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determining how resources would be divided and moniroring to make sure that budgets were met

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1 / other mgmt tasks

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recognizing and recuiting talent, teaching staff new skills and promoting learning, understanding org’s culture and understanding organizational power

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1 / RAVE

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respect, appreciate, and value everyone

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1 / keep learning:

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keep an open mind, seek new ideas, and innovations, stay current on trends, learn what others are doing, seek to implement best practices (active learning) the learned live in a world that no longer exists

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1 / approach to change:

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embrace change, be adaptable

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1 / what is/isnt management about
not about technical skills, is about helping other accomplish their tasks
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1 / mgmt is in charge of everything
False doobass dumbass
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1 / you ocannot trust ur staff
False doobass dumbass, assume you have talented staff til proven otherwise
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1 / you cannot show emotion as mgmt
false doobass dumbass
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1 / you must always defend ur staff
false doobass dmubass
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1 / mgmt is always right
false doobass dumbass
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1 / which manager will do the best
the one who is concerned about people and productivity
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1 / key characteristics of a productive employer-employee rel:
supportive, positive, good work habits, willing to learn, complete work on time, work well with others
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2 / define planning
looking ahead, thinking abt future, anticipatig what will probably happen, and determining what should be done in order to be ready for it
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2 / benefits of through and systematic planning
provide direction, focus, keeps crises low, use time efficiently, build employee confidence, achieve max results
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2 / characteristics of goals in the context of plannig
measurable attainable compatible w mission time specific, clear and agreed upon by participants
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2 / process of creating a timeline for implementation of plan
target date, work bkwd, determine time necessary to complete each activity, identify activities that may happen simultaneously, plot tiemline bkwd from target date to show the completion dates and start dates
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2 / describe importance of establishing performance indicators
how will you know if you have reached/are reaching your goal, can bring to light absence of data to measure perfromance
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2 / describe three situations in which planning is necessary
day-to-day work situations, continuous improvement, anticipate or respond to change
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2 / gantt charts =
shading boxes for tasks by weeks
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2 / break-even charts =
used to predict probable outcome of a course of actions and is used especially to predict financial outcomes
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2 / process for systematically reviewing jobs for the pupose of continuous impr.
select job to be improved, break job into steps, analyze steps, eliminate steps where possible, simplify steps where possible, incorporate impr steps into process
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2 / how a process can be broken down:
operation, transportation, delay, storage, inspection
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2 / SMART
specific measurable achievable, relevant, time-bound
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2 / how to respond to risky ideas without shooting them down
i am not in disagreement with the idea, but i want to explore some questions i have (do not play devils advocate)
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2 / types of work
predefined, onthespot
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2 / useful time mgmt tech
time analysis
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3 / benefits of written job desc
desc structure of org, desc what each employee is expected to do, assist in determining pay scales, recruiting tool, descision making tool, determine staff training and dev needs, tool in work simplification, objective standard against which to measure job performance, provide data for strategic planning
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3 / basic elements of position desctiption
pos title, dept, reporting relationships, preparedby/approved by/date, pos summary, duties/responsibilities, skills/a ttirbutes required, working conditions
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3 / identify and describe mehods of recruitmt
look in other depts, website, socials, pro associations, pro journals, newspapers, job boards
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3 / stages of interview process
prepare, warm up, obtain info, wrap up, summarize
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3 / techniques to improve effectiveness of interview
open-ended questions, job-related questions, follow-up questions, open body language, small talk to open interview, never start w major question
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3 / halo effect
a positive or negative factor overshadows all other factors in interviewer's mind
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3 / good vs bad references
good: past/present supervisors. bad: personal refs (friends/associates)
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3 / good vs bad references
good: past/present supervisors. bad: personal refs (friends/associates)`
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3 / what not to do w/o applic consent
check most recent supervisor ref
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3 / employment standards act
applies to most employees in ontario and outlines, basically everything about work
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3 / employment standards act
applies to most employees in ontario and outlines, basically everything about work
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3 / occupational health and safety act
responsibilities of employers/super/workers w respect to occu health n safety
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3 / ontario human rights code
protects employees from discrimination
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3 / ontario human rights code
protects employees from discrimination
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3 / if a question is not job-related and you are wondering
...do not bring it up during interview
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4 / purpose of training and orientation programs
clarify they know expectations, shapes their attitutdes positively, guidance, build commitment and belonging
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4 / elements of successful orientation programs
increase job satis, reduce likelihood of early turnover, prepare new employee for specific job training
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4 / 3 stages of a training program
preparation, orientation, integration
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4 / preparation (orientation)
workstation, supplies, inform other staff
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4 / 3 elements of a training objective
performance (what u want them to do) conditions and criteria (how well they must perform)
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4 / formats for organizing material in a training program
journalistic, chronological, modular, topical, sequential, cause effect
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4 / adult learning principles and tech to address these
accuracy, underestimation, prior knowledge, long-term memory less short-term, less energy errors very personally
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4 / purpose of audiovisual aids in training
increase retention and reinforce what has been learned, should not substitute training
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4 / training addresses
knowledge attitude skill and habit
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4 / what do we remember the most 72 hours later
what we repeat and perform
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4 / how do we get the most out of training
vary approaches and techniques to appeal to diff senses, encourage participation, provide opportunities to feedback the knowledge they have gained, include opportunities to practice
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5 / benefits of effective coaching
employee retention, greater productivity, greater internal pool of employee talent to moe into more senior pos
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5 / how coaching and mentoring can support staff engagemt
incr job satis, make valuable contributions to other ppl
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5 / maslow needs applied to employee motivation
appeal to needs for a certain thing
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5 / theory x/y application to employee motivation
dislikes/negative vs work as natural
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5 / two-factor theory of employee mootivation
motivation factors for doing a better job, maintenacnce facotrs will maintain present performanbce
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5 / reasons why supervisors delegate work
accomplish more, give time to plan ahead, employees dev more skill, employees feel more involved, prepares employees for future promotions
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5 / describe principles of effective delegation
know what you want, choose right person for job, clear instr, verify understands what is exptected, delegate authority as well as responsibility, give employees tools for job, remove obstacles,evaluate progrtees and provide fb, condust final evaluarultion, vreward good perf
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5 / elements of effective coaching
communcication suportivenes invovlemnt respect

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