Send Us Your Outstanding Supervisor – Nominations Now Open!
Date: 4-3-2023
Members of the MSU community are invited to nominate a supervisor/administrator who consistently supports the worklife (professional/personal) needs of their employees/staff through positive leadership and managerial practices.
The Outstanding Supervisor Award honors Michigan State University supervisors who have consistently demonstrated worklife sensitivity and support of the professional/personal needs of the employees in their unit.
She empowers others by consistent, authentic, inclusive, and empathetic leadership practices, each of which… I profoundly encourage my MSU colleagues to acknowledge and integrate into their personal and professional lives.
An Outstanding Supervisor...
- Establishes, cultivates, and sustains a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace
- Understands worklife fit/balance (values employee’s work and personal life)
- Allows flexible schedules or other flexibility in the workplace
- Treats everyone with dignity, respect, and integrity
- Promotes teamwork while supporting individuals’ wellbeing
- Humanizes the work environment and treats employees as people first
- Has a positive leadership style which empowers others
- Is familiar with and refers to the Worklife Office’s services and other campus support programs
- Responds well to stressful circumstances and extreme worklife situations (e.g. COVID-19, caregiving conflicts, change in leadership)
- Has been in a supervisory role for at least two years.
His approach to the profession begins and ends with a truly unconditional and unbounded commitment to the well-being and best interest of everyone in his life.
By recognizing outstanding supervisors, we are setting an example of “what makes a good supervisor.” This will serve as a model for others to illustrate what it means to be sensitive to worklife and family circumstances. These outstanding supervisor role models make a positive impact on managerial practices across campus!
Submit a nomination between now and June 30, 2023. Nominators will be notified by late September if their supervisor has been selected. Celebrations will occur around National Bosses Day, October 16. Remember, the process is more fun for everyone if you KEEP IT A SECRET!
