Writing King week 2 assignment

You have just been appointed the new supervisor for a team of 15 employees within a large manufacturing company. Your team includes all exempt employees within the marketing and promotions department. Although you have never worked in this department before, you are excited to have the opportunity to work with a very diverse team of creative professionals. Your first task is to make the supervisory transition so that you can successfully lead this team.

Write a paper developing your initial supervisory plan of action that addresses the following questions:

1.What are your critical roles and responsibilities relative to supervising the team?

2.What challenges and limitations might your leadership style involve?

3.How will you communicate with your employees?

4.How you will motivate and inspire performance from your team?

5.What tools you will use to problem-solve and make the tough supervisory decisions?

6.How will you address a disciplinary problem should one arise from a member of your team?

Support your paper with a minimum of four (4) resources, which may include your required text(s). In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 6-8 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA 6^th edition standards, including the proper reference page.

Suggested articles:

Berkley HR. (n.d.). Skill development: Resources for supervisors & managers. Managing your developmental experiences as a supervisor/manager.
http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/learning/career-development/skill-development/resources-supervisors

County of San Mateo Human Resources Department. (n.d.). How to set SMART goals: Guide for supervisors and employees.
https://hr.smcgov.org/how-set-smart-goals-guide-supervisors-and-employees

Management Study Guide. (n.d.). Functions of a supervisor.
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/functions_of_supervisor.htm