This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in improving their ability to organize and manage work teams. Discussed in the first four sections are the following topics: groups and work teams (work groups, types of groups, work teams, and the effect of the workplace on groups); individuals in groups (the individual,…

This learning unit on descriptive statistics is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to understand the nature and uses of statistics at work, understand information which is obtained from figures at work, use statistics…

This learning unit on easy statistics is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to use statistics to improve his/her decision-making ability, interpret statistics and form judgments on the interpretations other people make,…

This learning unit on leading change is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to recognize the need for change, adapt to change in the work area, help the workteam adapt to change, and assess the best ways to effect…

This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors to develop and participate in quality circles. Discussed in the first three sections are the following topics: the purpose of quality circles (what a quality circle is, why quality circles developed, how they work, and the roles of various quality circle participants);…