Supervisor Academy is based in Southsea, England and is a leading supervisor training organisation dedicated to the leadership training of managers and supervisors to become excellent team leaders rather than just “a boss”. The company has recently listed the five skills that every supervisor needs to have.
First among these is that successful supervisors or managers have to be a decision makers. There may be hundreds of projects that they need to assess and manage, but they know that putting off making a decision gets you nowhere. So they will make a decision and get something done. If the decision turns out to be wrong – and it will on some occasions – they will admit their mistake and make another decision.

Good managers are determined and resilient. They will always have the end goal in mind and be looking for ways to achieve it. As they move forward towards the goal, they will face hazards and bumps in the road, but will have the courage to face them and deal with them, not just put off doing something about them.

Successful managers are able to motivate their team. They will be self-motivated and constantly looking for ways and strategies that will motivate their team to become better players and work better together. They understand that each member of the team has different interests and skills and will work with the team to develop those skills further in the same way that a football manager develops the individual team members.

Successful leaders are fair. They will set a vision and then assign clear performance processes so that every member of the team understands what is expected of them. When someone falls behind or gets it wrong, a good leader will not shout and berate the team member but guide him or her in the right direction. Successful leaders know that negative approaches will produce resentment.

Successful managers are themselves lifelong learners. Things are always changing, and good leaders will be constantly carrying out research and keeping both themselves and their team up to date with the latest techniques.

Supervisor Academy is a leading UK supervisor training company that teaches managers the skills that are needed to be excellent team leaders rather than just “a boss”. For further information call 07714 794807.
http://www.supervisor-academy.org/