Hey all. I just got a promotion to manage a team I was previously on in my workplace. I am strongly anti-work and I want to be the best possible supervisor for my team.
I already have some ideas about how to accomplish this – get to know people on a personal level (but don’t make it weird, we aren’t a “family” and I’m not going to ask for details if you need a day off); push for better pay and benefits to my higher ups; and generally treat people as adults that don’t need dumb incentive carrots (spot bonuses, not t-shirts please!). I want to be as transparent as possible with any information I get from leadership, and support my team with any career goals or personal issues they decide to come to me with.
What else can I do to be a good supervisor?
Because this is a deeply entrenched corporate structure where leadership has consistently buried their heads in the sand when it comes to pay/benefits, I don’t know how much change I’ll be able to affect, but I want to do what I can. The situation isn’t terrible; compensation is decent and the culture isn’t toxic but things could definitely be improved and I know that people (including me) get angry when higher ups give political brush-off answers to important questions. I have a family to support too so I don’t want to put my job at risk, but I still want to push as hard as I can for better conditions. I have worked in crap jobs for many, many years but this is my first “corporate” job and the dynamics are still somewhat unfamiliar to me.
Any input for things I may not have thought of is appreciated! 🙂