Roll the cursor over the individual's name. Read the description of the activity in which the supervisor is engaged. Next, click and drag the supervisor's name to the appropriate skill the supervisor needs to use. meets with workers who will be affected by a given decision before making that decision in order to gain their input on the issue. makes a habit of sending short, handwritten, personal notes to his workers when they do a particularly good job or make important contributions to the department. has an open door policy. She is willing to listen and help her workers with both task-related and personal problems. She is known to be both sympathetic and encouraging. meets monthly with her subordinates to ask for ideas to improve the work, relationships, communication, or other aspects of the department. is recognized for her skill in designating duties and responsibilities to subordinates who are skilled enough to handle them. is trying a new method for managing maintenance on the machinery in his area. If this new method works, it will save time and money, but if it doesn't work, he will probably be fired. evaluates the performance of each individual in his unit and of the unit as a whole. He checks both the timely progress and the quality of the work performed. meets with new hires to explain their tasks and roles in the department. During this meeting, they also discuss goals and performance expectations. is reading a report from consultants in Africa detailing the threats and opportunities of expanding the business into that region. coordinates staffing for her department which runs 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year. She assigns schedules on a monthly basis and tries to balance the needs of the company with employee shift requests