Supervisor's Manual

Author: Gao Ya, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: You and I are no longer at the age where we can be easily moved, but every time I intentionally or unintentionally hear Zhou Huajian sing that song "Comparatively Troubled," many reflections arise in my heart—"Looking forward, I can't see the shore / There's still a long half-day to catch up / To write a song that pleases everyone is really too difficult Recently, I'm troubled." Troubled to be a person, troubled to be a manager, and even more troubled to be managed by others. But, this is you—the supervisor. You always have to put in double the effort for both family and career, yet you never get a hundred percent of the rewards; you always have to establish your authority in front of your subordinates, yet there are always unruly wild horses that refuse to be disciplined; you always have to make customers and superiors satisfied, yet you never meet their high expectations; you always have endless headaches in your work, yet new tasks always arise before you complete the ones at hand; you always have funds and power at your disposal, yet they never satisfy your need to showcase your talents; you always have a perfect plan, yet inexplicable surprises always occur.