OFFICE SUPERVISORS' PROBLEMS (6 films)

BRIGHT YOUNG NEWCOMER. By failing to properly channel the initiative of a new worker, the supervisor is presented with an unpleasant ultimatum by his senior clerk. Asks, "What could the supervisor have done to avoid friction among his staff?" LC card Fi A 59-56. FOLLOW-THROUGH. Dramatizes the problem that arises when a supervisor fails to adequately explain the operation of a new office machine and returns to find trouble on his hands and an important deadline missed. LC card Fi A 59-59. GRAPEVINE. An erroneous report that two office workers are going to be replaced by new computing machines spreads and disrupts the entire organization. Asks, "How can you keep rumors from getting started?" LC card Fi A 59-61. EFLA evaluation card No. 3823. HOW MUCH COOPERATION? A supervisor asks special cooperation and overtime work of his staff. What seems to be a lack of cooperation on his part backfires several days later. Questions, "What do you think cooperation is?" LC card Fi A 59-62. IN THE MIDDLE. The supervisor is caught in the middle, between an upset staff and a critical boss, when he arranges a transfer for one of his experienced workers. LC card Fi A 59-63. PROMOTION BY-PASS. When a younger employee is promoted over him, the older employee decides to quit despite his talk with the supervisor. Points up the supervisor's problem in breaking disappointing news to an employee.