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Supervisory/Managerial Definitions and Challenges

1. How many and what type of employees directly report to you?

2. Would you consider yourself a supervisor, middle management, or top management (as defined in the text) in this organization?

3. What are your primary duties in this position and how much time do you devote to these different tasks each week? (Categorize in the paper according to functional area - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.)

4. How many hours do you work in an average week? How do you manage your time with all your various responsibilities?

5. What is the biggest challenge facing managers today?

Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Controlling and Decision Making

1. What type of planning do you do in your position?

2. How do you successfully delegate tasks to employees?

3. In your position, do you participate in the hiring process? What role do you have?

4. What do you look for in a job candidate?

5. When faced with two equally qualified candidates, how do you determine whom to hire?

6. How do you help a new employee understand the culture of the organization?

7. Do you participate in employee training? In your view, what is the best way to train an employee?

8. How do you ensure that employee performance is meeting the desired standard?

9. How do you go about making decisions? Do you have any advisors, or do you make decisions on your own?
Motivating, Leading, Communicating and Developing

1. How do you motivate your employees to succeed?

2. What do you think it takes to be an effective leader?