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Real-world skills for everyone faced with the challenge of becoming a supervisor. Moving up to a supervisory position should be cause for celebration, not exasperation. Yet many first-timers are unprepared for the demands of this new role. They quickly become overwhelmed — to the detriment of the organization, their co-workers, and themselves. This friendly guide is full of field-tested help for novice supervisors. Brief yet comprehensive, it leads them through the key tasks and responsibilities of the job. Readers will learn to think and act like managers as they develop critical competencies such as: * establishing and maintaining high performance standards * communicating effectively at all levels of the organization * setting clear priorities * delegating and giving feedback to others * analyzing and resolving problems Filled with real-life examples, handy checklists, and tools for self-assessment, The New Supervisor’s Survival Manual will enhance the self-confidence and comfort level of every reader. William Salmon (1644-1713) was an English empiric doctor and a writer of medical texts. He advertised himself as a “Professor of Physick”. Salmon held an equivocal place in the medical community. He led apothecaries in opposing attempts by physicians to control the dispensing of medicines,[1] and was derided by physicians as “the King of the Quacks”.[2]:118 He has been described as “a brilliant publicist, but not much of a philosopher”.[1] Salmon “copied, translated, abridged, enlarged and compiled from the texts of others” to create popular books emphasizing practice over theory, and often marketing his own medications.[2] A prolific author on a broad range of medical topics, Salmon’s works were widely read in his time.[3] His books were owned by respected men including Isaac Newton, Daniel Defoe, William Congreve and Samuel Johnson.
