The Best Practices for Managers and Supervisors
The command and control approach to managing personnel is the antiquated way managers used to conduct business back in the 20th Century. The rationale for the old top-down approach of management was a hold-over from the 19th Century where jobs were hard to find and talent was in short supply. Fast-forward to 2012, the job market has changed and even though it remains tight after "The Great Recession", wise managers understand that there is a pool of talent waiting in the wings and the economy will not remain in decline forever. An employer's market does not mean that managers and supervisors can treat employees like luggage at an international airport, but instead this provides an opportunity to cultivate the best talent available. Today's modern worker is more aware of the realities associated with the job market when it comes to developing and retaining skill-sets and understanding that the geographic constraints no longer holds talent hostage. Managers and superv...