Supervising

Supervision does NOT include which of the following?

• Being a role model

• Coaching and mentoring

• Maintaining discipline

• Assuming authority

A platoon leader lets one member of his group take shortcuts on a service project. The leader’s behavior as a supervisor could lead to lower standards on future projects and __________.

• impair group cohesion

• increase the leader’s popularity with the group

• improve discipline with other members of the group

• build trust with the favored team member

You are a company commander. Your first sergeant told you that she thinks that one of your platoon leaders over-supervises his squad leaders. If your first sergeant is correct, which of the following would you expect to see in the platoon over time?

• improved performance

• low confidence and independence in platoon members

• better team cohesion

• poor discipline among platoon members

__________ is the characteristic of group members sticking together.

• Team unity

• Group cohesion

• Group glue

• Team building

Remediating is a supervisory skill that involves __________.

• coaching or mentoring

• disciplining

• solving problems

• correcting a flaw or mistake