Home Health & Hospice Week

Don't make the mistake of leaving your new managers to sink or swim. Be honest: Do new pieces of equipment get more attention than brand new supervisors in your organization? If you answered "Yes," you're not alone. Most new managers and supervisors are required to hit the ground running, which often results in as many failures as successes. "Just consider the detrimental effect of letting the supervisor learn to supervise by making mistakes: fewer results, confused direction, poor work assignments, problems ignored, or solutions applied to symptoms instead of root causes," points out business strategist Michael Lee Smith. But you don't have to sink or swim -- and neither do the employees you promote. A regular training program will prepare everyone for the inevitable problems that creep into the work day. Here's how to get started: Schedule Your Training The timing of when you offer training to new managers is the [...]