1.What are the qualities of supervisor?

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A person who is leading team properly is called supervisor. supervision is a skill to be responsible for every thing happening in department. to make a plan for all and handling tasks with help of team without any issues and complete it properly. then provide a final report to managers.

Supervision is an intervention that is provided by a senior member of a profession to a junior member or members of that same profession. This relationship is evaluative, extends over time, and has the simultaneous purposes of enhancing the professional functioning of the junior member(s), monitoring the quality of professional services offered to the clients she, he, or they see(s), and serving as a gatekeeper of those who are to enter the particular profession.

Successful supervisors know what is going on in their organization. They have knowledge about objectives and plans, their product, organizational hierarchy etc. It is necessary for them to store all this information otherwise they will not know where to look for information about all these matters.

They also possess technical knowledge such as production technology, basic principles of management like planning, organizing, directing, motivating and controlling. But these are not the only qualities and skills a manager, leader or decision maker needs to be successful       

• Emotional balance: The supervisor works in situations which involve authority, leadership, meeting targets and deadlines, conflicts etc. The successful supervisor has to be able to maintain emotional balance and self-control so that they may face various situations confidently and successfully.

• Being proactive: The supervisors have some objectives to achieve. They cannot plan everything in advance. Several times they have to respond to the needs of the situation which has arisen suddenly. The supervisor must also be able to have qualities such as being committed, having a missionary zeal, taking responsibility instead of passing the blame to others.

• Creativity: It means that the supervisor must have the ability to come up with new responses to situations. They must have new ideas and also be able to recognize a good idea when it comes from another source.

• Mental agility: The supervisor must have the ability to grasp problems quickly, to think of several things at the same time, and assess the whole situation quickly. In the busy modern world of business this quality is necessary for success.

• Learning habits: Effective supervisors are independent as learners. They take responsibility for the rightness of what is learned, and are not dependent on others.

• Self-knowledge: Whatever the supervisor does is affected by their own view of their job and role, objectives, strengths and weaknesses etc. So they must be aware of these attributes. Hence the supervisor must develop skills of looking at himself critically.

Supervisor should manage the activities of the team member in such a manner to help the management for the smooth operation of the Organization

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To me a supervisor must have the following qualities.

Great communication skills, Adapt to the changes, Value the employees, A coacher/mentor, Disciplined, Feedback/incentives,Be an example, Be approachable, Be considerate, Positive attitude, Criticize constructively