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Week 2 Reflection

• Take a moment now and try to put the roles of a supervisor in priority order.

I was given six roles of a supervisor; teacher, role model, supporter, consultant, advocate, and mentor. Personally, the top role would the role model. Throughout my education in this HCML program, I’ve realized that being a leader is not being a dictator and just telling others what to do. It means sometimes getting your hands dirty and joining the team to help them out. It means showing excellence and effort by to doing it yourself. You can’t except something for someone else what you can’t do yourself. A great example of this would be being 15 minutes late every morning and expecting everyone to be there one time. My next top role would be mentor. It goes in line with my first choice in helping others away and being able to lead the way. My third role would be supporter. My fourth choice would be consultant. From being under a supervisor, I can see that an ‘open door’ policy works very well. Team members can come in and ask questions. It allows the line or thought that “I’m above you’ or ‘I am better than you” to be blurred and still allows a natural sense of order/power but also an ease of access. My fifth role choice is teacher. Being in new work environment can be quite intimidating and especially if the job is not something that you’ve done before. Many supervisors were employees that were previously in lower job positions, so they can help teach in the training process. My last role choice would be advocate. The way that I view this role is having a sense of responsibility for those under you. In many instances, the way that a team works can be based off the manager’s influence and management style. Therefore, if a team fails, it can reflect on supervisor.

• List at least 4 strengths you bring to the supervisory relationship. Hold onto that list and make a point of reviewing it before-and after-your supervision meetings, until you no longer need to do so.

One strength that I am bringing to the relationship is my organization skills. I love to prepare documents, update lists, and reports. Another strength is communication. I try to communicate every steps of the way during any project. My third strength would be stress management. In tough situations, especially when there is a lot of work. My last strength would be being able to self-manage. It’s important, especially in the department that I am working in, to be able to work independently.

• If you were “shopping” for a supervisor, for whom and what would you be looking?

My criteria for shopping for a supervisor would be to someone who has an open-door policy. It would be willing to give a hand and give advice when there are questions. Something that I would like is a little bit of trust. A little bit of space to allow me to manage myself but some minor guidance as well.

• In what ways is your supervisor’s style well matched to yours?

I think that we both love to help others out. Jennifer was welcoming from the get-go and every week that I have been there so far, she’s been extremely helpful with all my questions. She is extremely giving in her time.  We both believe that communication amongst team members is extremely important.  It builds connections that will help the team overcome obstacles and they will work in sync.

• Are there any areas of mismatch?

There are zero areas of mismatch.

• If so, are those areas important? How do you plan to come to terms with those differences?