Management Skills for the New Healthcare Supervisor
1. What, if anything, is wrong with entering a negotiation with a firm minimum position in mind and announcing that position at the start?
2. If you are unable to successfully negotiate a perceived need with your immediate superior, is it ever advisable to go up the chain of command to your superior's boss? When, and why?
3. Why is delegation clearly identified as the greatest supervisory time saver?
4. What is the strongest force acting to prevent us from improving our use of time? Why is this and what can be done about it?
5. Why do some individuals spend time focusing on low-priority tasks even when they know there are more important tasks waiting?
6. How can a lack of knowledge of the organization's long-terms goals contribute to stress among rank-and-file employees?
7. How can circumstances in one's private life outside of work contribute to stress on the job?
8. What are the apparent advantages and potential disadvantages of focusing your self-development on achieving excellence in a specific technical or professional specialty?
9. Explain how personal values can weigh heavily in significant career decisions.
10. Why do you suppose networking is frequently a more successful means of finding a new position than other means such as answering employment ads?