Effective Supervisory Practices p26-27

What are the guidelines for modeling ethical behavior as a supervisor?

• Follow company policies and lead by example

• Ignore company policies and do as you please

• Only focus on achieving targets

• Avoid communication with team members

It is important for a supervisor to know the rules and have a working knowledge of the organization's policies because:

• it helps in effective decision-making and ensures compliance.

• it allows them to ignore the rules when necessary.

• it makes them more popular among employees.

• it enables them to work without any supervision.

A supervisor can demonstrate their commitment to the policies in their daily actions by:

• Consistently following and enforcing the policies

• Ignoring the policies when convenient

• Only enforcing policies when being observed

• Delegating policy enforcement to others

What responsibilities does a supervisor have in creating a strong ethical environment?

• Setting clear ethical standards and expectations

• Ignoring ethical issues

• Encouraging unethical behavior

• Avoiding responsibility

What is the potential issue with employees who view certain types of unethical conduct as politically savvy?

• They may engage in unethical behavior themselves.

• They will report unethical behavior.

• They will avoid political situations.

• They will become more ethical.

According to the passage, what responsibility does a supervisor have in terms of coaching employees?

• Providing feedback and guidance

• Setting performance goals

• Conducting performance reviews

• Assigning tasks and projects

True or False: Political savvy should be reserved for the powerful or influential.

• True

• False

What is the importance of remaining apolitical in one's actions according to the passage?

• It ensures neutrality and objectivity.

• It promotes personal bias.

• It encourages political activism.

• It leads to political instability.