re: Tips on being a supervisor/manager/leader

Not that there isn't great advice already but just like job skills, management skills are learnable.

Most people don't realize that managing is a total different skill set than having the technical ability to do the job. Many times being a technician in a job will hinder management of a project because you keep putting yourself down in the trenches. That's not management.

Sure leaders are born but more often than not, they are created on purpose.

It just takes a helluva lot longer if you try to learn management by seeing what works and what doesn't than seeking to educate yourself.

What does work is getting your team to give their discretionary effort. To do a little bit more because they want to. That separates the top teams from the "I put in my 8 hours and I'm outta here!" The job has to be done right. To the quality standards sought. Not to the time put in. Big difference.

Get yourself to Barnes & Nobles and find the books that interest you. Read & apply. Educate yourself on management & leadership. It's the lifetime pursuit of perfection.