Management Skills

Managing and supervising people can be a difficult position. Your EAP provides supervisors information and solutions to help you tackle the most difficult part our job. We are helping you manage your organizations most valuable resource - it's employees.

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• Developing Your Funny Bone - So you couldn't deliver a joke to save your life. That doesn't mean you have to be one of those stiff-lipped, stuffed shirt managers who seemingly have no sense of humor at all. It's a well-documented fact humor in the workplace goes a long way to keeping workers happy and productive. So how can you loosen up? Here are some suggestions...

• Technical Difficulties - Developing the skills of those you supervise is one of your most important tasks. There are plenty of learning models out there for on-the-job training. But one gaining increasing use is online training courses...

• Managing Older Workers - The workforce is aging. It may mean that you're managing more people who are older than you. It's important to know how to get the best from the older workers. They often provide skills and attitudes that younger workers may not have. Here are some tips on effectively managing older workers...