THE QUALITIES AND

ATTRIBUTE OF AN EFFECTIVE
AND EFFICIENT SUPERVISOR
Presented by: Alameda
The following are:

Leadership Communication Teamwork

Empathy Creativity Flexibility

Time Management Problem Solving

Confidence

Willingness to
Learn
 LEADERSHIP

There are numerous ways to define leadership, and it may

manifest differently, depending on the industry, company
culture, or management structure. However, certain leadership
qualities are universal. Good supervisors take initiative while
also providing support, motivation, and accountability to other
team members.
 COMMUNICATION

Effective communication is a staple that all the best managers

have. This not only means communicating job responsibilities
and expectations, it means listening to your team and working
with them to produce results within their position.
 TEAMWORK

Your supervisory skills should extend to an understanding of

when and how to gain cooperation for team efforts.
 EMPATHY

Supervisors are dealing with employees who are, first and

foremost, humans. They will struggle, experience failure, and
have bad days. While certain behavior and errors are
unacceptable in a professional environment, supervisors should
approach team members and their struggles with empathy and
compassion.
 CREATIVITY

Creativity is what separates competence from excellence.

Creativity is the spark that propels projects forward and that
captures peoples’ attention.
 FLEXIBILITY

Having the flexibility to come up with fresh tactics to manage

each emerging situation allows you to develop good problem-
solving skills and gives your team the confidence to trust you to
solve emerging problems uniquely.
 CONFIDENCE

Developing a sense of confidence can help you more effectively

lead groups of people. Your team members may be more
willing to follow your directions if they feel you are confident,
competent and capable as a leader.
 TIME MANAGEMENT

It's likely that in a supervisory role you need to manage many

projects or tasks at once. Time management is a very
important skill for a supervisor to have to get everything done
on schedule.
 PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem-solving skills describe your ability to find effective

solutions to issues. Supervisors need excellent problem-solving
skills to take the lead when challenges occur.
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN

No matter what level you're at in your career, there is always

an opportunity to learn more. An effective supervisor always
wants to gain more knowledge and develop their skills.