Tag: Grateful Leadership

Basic Rules to Keep New Supervisors and Managers Out of Trouble

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 3, 2014 Learning & Development

Updated: Jun 6, 2014

Yesterday’s Advisor showed why “no good deed goes unpunished” applies to new supervisors and managers. Today, more tips, and five rules. New supervisors and managers try to do the best job they can, but their good intentions often backfire. Instead, they laid the groundwork for expensive lawsuits. The solution is training, training, and more training, […]

Supervisor’s Bottom Line: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 2, 2014 Learning & Development

Updated: Jun 6, 2014

The old maxim “No good deed goes unpunished” is rarely as applicable as when untrained supervisors and managers try to be good bosses. If you have new, or recently promoted, supervisors or managers, see if any of these situations are familiar: “Do you think you might be depressed?” asks the concerned, but untrained, boss. “I […]