Submitted by m53218 on 10/21/2008 02:53 AM Flag This Paper
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Supervisor versus Subordinate
Why are there so many reasons, why a supervisor and a subordinate don’t get along together? In addition, the reasons are communication and personality conflict. Conflict can reduce productivity in both parties. Since conflict is major portion of a supervisor’s agenda, therefore he or she must be able to negotiable, compromise or reach a resolution effectively.
However, on the other side, the employee must do her or his job to accomplish any given task that they are give by the supervisor.
In analyzing this supervisor, which we will call her Missy. Missy has a difficult time communicating to her employees. One thing that I notice about Missy is she doesn’t use the nine human relations guideline, which are: 1) be positive,( she is never hopeful in her employees making a decision)2) be unhelpful ( always thinking negative), 3)be genuinely interested in other people( she is never interested in any one but herself), 4) smile and develop a sense of humor( sometimes her humor goes beyond fun) 5) call people by name( she sometimes does that only if she likes you), 6) listen to people( she will listen to you only if she can’t solve the problem and then change it another way that still doesn’t help make things better) 7) helps other( this is one thing that she doesn’t have and that is team work.) 8) think before you act ( she is quick to speak out or write out before she thinks), and 9) create win-win situation( big mistake if isn’t her way then nothing goes). Robert N. Lussier; (Human relations in Organizations)/ 6th ed. Page 18.
When Missy, has a message to relate to her employee or co-workers she fails to use the three common approaches to getting feedback. She usually makes it look like we are ignorant, because we don’t know enough of the information to know if it’s incomplete, incorrect, and reluctant to point out her ignorance. For example: We are starting to use real plastic ware,...