Supervisor Supreme... An Employee Favourite!

I was thinking about all my favourite supervisors today.  The ones who motivated me and inspired me and the ones I have had the pleasure of seeing lead successful teams.  It's definitely not an easy job and requires a certain set of skills.  I think I have come up with a recipe for success.  Enjoy!


Ingredients: 
1 Cup          Good Communication
1 Cup          Attentive Listening
1 Cup          Knowledge
1 Cup          Honesty
½ Cup         True Empathy
½ Cup         Understanding
3 ½ Cups     Respect
1 ½ Cups     Appreciation
2 Tsp          Praise
¼ Tsp         Recognition
½ Tsp         Fairness
½ Tsp         Firmness
1 Tsp          Friendliness
½ Tsp         Humour


Icing: 
1 Cup        Problem Solving
2 Cups       Assertiveness
1 Cup        Motivation
½ Cup       Decision Maker


Preparation:

Carefully mix the first 7 ingredients. Don't miss any of these as they are very important. Add Appreciation, Praise and Recognition. Work Hard, Give of Your Time and Allow to Rise.


Will grow to the size of a Role Model. Ensure to remove Aggression, Conceit and Arrogance. These will make the supervisor tough and hard to approach.


Generously sprinkle with Fairness, Firmness and Friendliness. Carefully add Humour. Too much can lead to not being taken seriously: Too little will make your supervisor bland. Form into the shape of a Professional and place near an Open Door.


Combine the last four ingredients. Mix until Motivated. Spread over Warm supervisor.


That's it... You have it... A wonderful supervisor that you would be pleased to serve to any employee.


This recipe has proved to beat any of your Turnover time and time again!

On happiness...

Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you came to visit...

I thought that it was fitting for my first post to be about my new found HAPPINESS!

It's difficult to write about happiness. I mean, what is it really? We all have a different definition and different things that make us feel happy. I've always believed that my happiness was up to me and that I couldn't rely on others to bring me happiness on a silver platter. ...although... Wouldn't that be nice?

A few months ago, I was at a point in life where I was coasting. Not totally unhappy, but not totally happy either. Sure my home life was great, I had lots of friends, my social calendar was overflowing but when I left work at the end of the day I wasn't feeling engaged. I needed something more and I was starting to become (I hate admitting this) a little cranky. When I went to work, the enjoyment just wasn't there. I truly believe that happiness is an attitude and mine needed an adjustment.

In my career as a recruiter, I'm always working with people who are making changes in their careers. I find myself frequently telling others, "It's okay to make a change. Leaving a job doesn't mean you are a failure. If your goal is to find happiness and you have to quit something to meet that goal, aren't you really succeeding?"

Sooooo I decided to take a little of my own advice and I resigned from my position. SCARY!!!

This was a HUGE decision. What would I do next? Would anyone want to hire me? What if... what if... what if...

It ended up that my stars aligned and here I sit doing a job I love that is very similar to the one I had before and feeling 100% happy. I love my work, the people I deal with and seeing others have success. I got a much needed break and found out that I didn't need my job duties to change. I needed my work environment to change. I was indeed coasting and didn't realize how far I had gone until I touched the brakes and had a look around.

If you're coasting and unhappy, think about making a change and succeeding at happiness. It's the best thing I ever did!

... and from now on I`m not having Cornflakes for breakfast. I'm going to be having this cereal instead.