Supervisory Management: The Art of Empowering and Developing People

Supervisory Management blends skill-building techniques and traditional management principles to prepare students and instructors to become supervisors in today's business world. This text emphasizes that supervision is working through people to develop and empower them to become better and more efficient in their roles. It closely follows the SCANS requirements for the five workplace competencies and three-part foundation of skills and personal qualities needed for job performance. In this fifth edition, the authors continue their "hands on" approach. In addition to providing numerous self-checks and skill-building opportunities, even more applications exercises have been added throughout.

Donald C. Mosley was Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of South Alabama and also the founder and chairman of the Synergistic Consulting Group. Earlier in his career, Dr. Mosley served as Chair of the Management Department at Mississippi State University and as a visiting professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand (where he helped to develop the first M.B.A. degree program in New Zealand). In 1973 he became Dean of the College of Business at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, where he helped the College become accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. In 1983, he returned to teaching, research, and consulting; and in 1999 he received the University of South Alabama Alumni Association's Outstanding Professor award and was mentioned in Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Leon Megginson has over ten years of managerial experience in the world of academics, practicing many of the skills found in our book. He served two years as associate dean of the business school at LSU and was chairman and dean of the school of business at the University of Mobile for eight years. He also served as operations officer of a squadron of over 100 pilots and airmen in the 25th Bomb Squad, U.S. Air Force, during WW II. He was a Fulbright Research Scholar in Spain during the 1960s, and was a Ford Foundation Advisor in Pakistan, assisting the Pakistani in the area of management development.

Paul Pietri is Professor of Management at the University of South Alabama; in 1993, the Alumni Association selected him for their Outstanding Professor award. Dr. Pietri has an extensive background as a trainer/consultant to private and public sector organizations, both in North America and abroad. He has designed, administered, and conducted training at the supervisory level for organizations in thirty-five states and Canada. These include International Paper Company, Shell, Dupont, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Labor, and Defense, and others. He also helped design curriculum for the "Supervisory Communication" segment of Mississippi Public Television's series "Effective Communication". His writings have reflected his training and design experiences, and appeared in such journals as Training, Organizational Development Journal, Industrial Management, and others.