Exercise 15-3

Anthony M. Petini

Exercise 15-3

Supervision and Leadership

University of Phoenix

Exercise 15-3

My questionnaire in the end was 40 percent leader and 60% supervisor. This did not come as a surprise to me as I felt from the beginning I would be around half and half of each general area. In driving to lead and create an environment where all respect each other and grow together, I find that even not being in a supervisory position, I still bring people together. There are a lot of things that go into being a good supervisor, one of the most prominent being improving employee relations. The reason for this is many reasons. Developing employee relations requires the respect of your employees. In order to promote these relations you need to also be positive and I feel a perfect mix of leadership and supervisory attributes help this. I believe that being split almost down the middle is a direct reflection of how I see myself in leadership as well.

I would promote good employee or relations by first earning respect. No leader in the world can promote a happy and healthy work environment if they do not first have the respect of those employed under him. This is true in every leadership role anywhere you go though. In a church with a crooked pastor without respect of the congregation, the church would eventually fall as you look to the pastor for guidance. In a home without respect for the parent, how would you expect your children to do well and how would you raise them if nothing you say is correct in their eyes. In school, without a respected facilitator, how would one expect any effective learning if the teacher has not earned the respect of their student. These examples all carry over into the work environment too. Where there is no respect, there is no progress and I feel this comes