Elisa M. Ortiz - Latest Comments

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

Amarantha Solveg — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:44:52 -0000

Idk if you're still having this issue, but first of all most employers have guidelines for tardiness. If there is no flexibility in scheduling then you may need a different employee. If she has a class at a certain time there is no way around the time she can get there. Did she have a change in here school schedule while under employment or was she hired knowing that she's in school?

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

kim — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:46:32 -0000

hi elisa,
I am a new superviser and I want to ask how do you deal with an employee that wont do what you ask. example she wont come in at 9:00 a.m. she comes in 30 minutes later and says she has schooling. I schedule her to come in at 9:00a.m.

Re: Getting it back

Julia Rocchi — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:23:15 -0000

We're here for you, Elisa! Writing always helps me get my groove back -- I hope it helps you do it, too.

Re: Getting it back

Elisa — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:27:30 -0000

Thanks for the comment Monique! I don't think there was a final breaking point really. I was just miserable and exhausted all the time and I finally woke up one day and realized that it wasn't going to change unless I did something about it.

Re: Getting it back

Elisa — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:26:10 -0000

Aww, thanks :)

Re: Getting it back

Elisa — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:26:02 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Getting it back

kristenej — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:11:46 -0000

Welcome back!

Re: Getting it back

Monique Gonzalez — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:12:45 -0000

I think a lot of people feel the same way you described... I think for all of people... we just don't have enough encourage to step out on faith to do something different, we have a fixed mindset to believe this is how things should be, or we just don't know how to break those chains. I know you said you don't care to recount however it would be nice to know, what was the final breaking point? Glad you're back - change is good
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Re: Getting it back

Chris Slatt — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:12:36 -0000

Woohoo! Elisa's blogging again!

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

Vanessa Davenport — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:22:53 -0000

Hi Elisa,
I know this is an old article you wrote but its very interesting to see and read all of the feedback from others as well as yourself. I am not a supervisor but I was temp assigned as one for 10 months and I came from within a team and I know there was a lot of friction, disrespect, and jealousy from my so called peers/friends. My skill set has changed and now I am a Staff Developer Trainer and I have to teach on supervising others. I was searching for additional information and research just for myself and I ran across your article. I agree with you whole heartily with the one on one meetings which I used to have and I called them touch base meetings. So thanks for this.

Re: How to combat favoritism in the workplace

April — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:56:16 -0000

It's ma me actually hate my high paying good benefit having job. Especially since I put in a lot of years and have gotten lot of respect from fellow coworkers and administration. It ticks me off that my new boss and all his friends are in charge and jerking me and those on my shift around. What is worse is they cloke it in company policy changes and for me that is just doing too much. This job has cost me a apical life, physical problems and mental ones. You are dead to rights when you say employee moral is lowered. I am currently looking for another job because I see no room for growth here as long as nepotism rules the day.

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:53:07 -0000

thats a very good comment im thinking of taking up that role and i dont have much school done but i could wright a book for ya true the taughts in my head and my wrighting is bad too can ya give me some advise....

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:18:11 -0000

hi elisa i am a simple easy going man of 34 years and i have not much school done and i know alot about work but cant wright that good and spell i done safety on a site as a safety rep i am very good in helping out at work and i like taking the roll on minding the job i was giving the roll of minding 4 men doing core drilling and i had to help take them true the hole job and show them where there work was and i had no clue about what and where everything was i was giving a map of the place where the work was taking place and it was a big place so i said to myself here it goes and i told the boys to wait in the canteen while i walked true the place with a on site safety officer and there supervisor to take me true the work place where we had to work so i had asked them what i needed and what i was doing on site and the risk plan i had done out in my head for them and they were looking at me when i asked for some of the stuff i needed to keep not only my men safe but others around there was alot of work to do before i could get the men to work so i took that role on and made the place safe so when i had all that done it was after lunch before we got to go in to start so i had to take the men true everything again and show them the do's and the dont's and where the danger spots were in the job that was in limerick it was cor drilling we were doing and it went to plan and everything went the way i wanted it to go with out any prob and i only had to sighed my name to two papers........... now few years later i was asked to go and supervise a big job out in some place where the next world cup is going to go on not sure where it is i can think of it but there making the place bigger and putting in way more seats and i am not sure am i going to be able for it just because i cant wright that good or even spell but i have a good thinking cap on what should i do :( ....:)

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

Elvis — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:31:04 -0000

hi Elisa,
What would happen, if your superior in this case the C.E.O , wants a job to go out that same day,and the employees that are running the presses, can't run the designated job effectively and on time. What would be your job as a supervisor in this case,run the job yourself,or just be realistic and say we won't be able to ship the order today ?.

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

arezou — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:55:48 -0000

Nice article, Elisa. Thank you for sharing. I believe, the team work skill is the most important of all, we are working together to build up and finish a project, we just have different responsibilities. Thanks again.

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

diane — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:33:10 -0000

hi elisa,

i am a first time head teacher, i supervise and at the same time,, i also have teaching loads...i think i did not start good with my job as a supervisor...i failed to establish myself as a leader because my attention was divided...i have some teachers now who seemed not to heed my requests..how shall i remedy the situation..

Re: The next big thing

Elisa — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:30:39 -0000

Thanks so much Kristen!

Re: The next big thing

kristenej — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:40:08 -0000

Congratulations! I know you will do great things and I look forward to seeing you when you come back!

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Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

Heather — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:54:02 -0000

All comment on this article and the article itself was very helpfull for me. Thank you all

Re: 7 Skills for Supervision Success

nguyenlanaif — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:37:12 -0000

hi Elisa

Elisa, The Supervisor Position is the most important position in any
organization. The person controls as much as 80% of the total cost of
either a department or the entire organization. However, the supervisor
fails to understand how a Management Operating System works. The key
skills a Supervisor needs to develop in order to create an effective,
results drive M.O.S. are Setting Expectations and following up,
Confronting for results, and Root Cause problem solving. The skills you
mentioned are not the skills that drive results. Today, organizations
depend on results and supervisor HAVE to learn how to deliver those
effectively. This does not mean they will run over everybody. The
skills I mentioned require more detail and training

Thanks! I completely agree with you - those you supervise can't
improve unless they get effective feedback about what's working and what
is not. I think feedback fits somewhere under both 'listening' and
'delegating' but perhaps it needs it's own bullet...

Thanks again for reading and for the thoughtful comment!

Re: Faster than the speed of light: my review of 2012

Elisa — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:58:08 -0000

Thanks so much!

Re: Faster than the speed of light: my review of 2012

Dre Davis — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:59:22 -0000

I enjoyed reading your post! Looks like you had a great year and discovered quite a few things about yourself. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Faster than the speed of light: my review of 2012

Elisa — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:16:44 -0000

Ha! Meant to write thanks!