Supervision Scenarios

Supervision of employees can be a hard task to complete. There are many factors that are necessary to be a great supervisor. Supervisors must set the tone, change the paradigms, and create a foundation that results in a truly supportive working environment. (More & Miller 2014, Pg. 355) This being said, let’s take a look at two different scenarios that reflect on the supervisor and their decisions on the matter. Scenario one will deal with bad behavior and scenario two will deal with a difficult employee. Scenario one deals with a police sergeant who reports to a police lieutenant on a situation that he overheard. Sergeant Stevens overheard two male officers telling one another sexually explicit jokes while they were in the hallway after rollcall for the evening shift. Sergeant Stevens did see a female dispatcher in the hall not

This will allow the officers to see that their opinion may be taken into consideration but that proper procedure needs to be taken first. This will also set the tone that they need to agree to disagree for the moment and later address their concerns with a supervisor. Officer Smith should have been handled in this manner. He should have been met with to address his concerns. He should have been given the courtesy to express himself and give his reasons for why he was speaking out. If it was because others feel the same way about the changes then a meeting with everyone could be scheduled to hash out these problems or concerns. This way everyone feels that they have a part and their concerns are being met. This will also give the supervisors the opportunity to describe in detail why there is policy changes and why orders are being given. This will form a cohesive bond within the