Gaining Respect as a Supervisor

05/28/2014

Gaining Respect as a Supervisor

Learning is the best of all wealth; it is easy to carry, thieves cannot steal it, and tyrants cannot seize it; neither fire nor water can destroy it; and far from decreasing, it increases by giving.
Naladiyar

In her new book, Being a Supervisor, Gigi Schweikert gives this advice for gaining respect:

"Respect usually comes in two ways. Many staff members will give you respect because of your title and the authority that has been given to you. You will hold the respect of those people until you consistently, through your performance, give them reason not to respect you. For example, you may say that everyone has to be on time, yet you do not have consequences for those who are late, or even worse, are always late yourself. Consistent marginal performance on the part of you as a supervisor will result in lack of respect from your employees.

"The second way you receive respect as a supervisor is by earning it... Supervisors gain respect through consistent, demonstrated competence. In other words, you do a good job. And doing a good job means that you treat others with respect."

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