Supervisor's Role
Supervisors exhibit this poor leadership skill by excessively controlling or closely monitoring their employee’s every action. It often leads to demotivation.
Micromanaging
Keep this to maintain a documented record of your employee’s accomplishments, goals, issues, communications.
Performance Diary
This acronym is used to help people set goals that are clear and achievable.
SMART
Court system positions are filled in two ways. Name one of the two.
o Job postings
o Competitive lists
This leave type can be used in 15-minute intervals.
Annual Leave
If you need to navigate a difficult conversation in a social setting, you can do this.
You can find Performance Evaluation Forms and Job Requirements here.
NYS Unified Court System’s Courtnet / Intranet
This is a factor of job performance that involves the desire and commitment to perform a task well enough to meet expectations.
Motivation
True or False: Questions about an applicant’s age, national origin, religion, citizenship, or personal life should be avoided.
True
A type of leave used for unforeseen emergencies.
Emergency Annual Leave
When supervisors blur the lines between professional relationships and personal friendships, this can be misinterpreted by your team as ______.
Favoritism
When an individual’s performance is completely appraised based on one perceived negative quality or feature, this rating error is to blame.
Horn Effect
An employee’s ability to perform their job depends on having the right ______________, the tools that they need to do the work they are assigned.
Resources
The hiring process cannot begin without _______.
PARS Approval
This provides employees with the right to be absent from work for specific periods of time for certain qualifying reasons without a loss of job security or group health insurance benefits.
FMLA
A key component of supervision is the ability to criticize constructively when evaluating your staff’s performance, also known as providing this.
Feedback
What is the minimum number of performance evaluation meetings for a probationary employee?
Three
What are the three P’s of coaching?
People, Project, Pattern
A formal interview panel is required for these non-competitive title grades or NS positions.
Grade 25 and above (except Court Reporters) and positions that are Supervisory (below Grade 25)
A type of leave of up to four (4) consecutive State workdays, not to exceed a total of 28 work hours.
Bereavement Leave
A common error committed by supervisors that can lead to burn out and decreased team efficiency. It is often described as “taking on too much themselves”.
Failure to delegate
An attempt to correct performance through face-to-face communication between the supervisor and the employee
Counseling
When practical, feedback should be given _________ so that the event is fresh in everyone’s mind.
In Real-Time
To help you develop interview questions to assess specific skills for a position, reference the job announcement to review ______ and knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Typical Duties
True or False: If you supervise an employee who has a pattern of time and leave abuse, you must wait 3 days to request medical documentation to substantiate their request for sick leave.
False