For Field Personnel

Supervisory Issues

1. Older supervisor vs. younger supervisee
2. Younger supervisor vs. older supervisee
3. New arrivals who have never been out of the USA
4. Subsequent assignment personnel with much overseas experience
5. Supervising friends and/or acquaintances
6. Instructing cross culture: dress, language, do's/don'ts, etc.
7. Supervising a supervisee assigned a job they have not done before
8. Supervisor supervising from a long distance
9. Supervisors change during supervisee's term of service
10. Men supervising women and women supervising men
11. Supervising an unhealthy person: physical, emotional, social, etc.
12. Supervising a supervisee who is over-qualified/under-qualified
13. Supervising a former colleague now serving in a short-term role
14. Supervisee arrives in an unhealthy situation on the field
15. Supervisee's role changes on the field
16. Supervisor observes danger signals: communication problems, depression, homesick, manic behavior, provincial attitude, inappropriate behavior, etc.
17. Supervising ethnics from USA
18. Supervisee supervised by non-IMB personnel on the field
19. Supervisee over supervised/under supervised
20. Conflict management
21. Task oriented supervisee in a non-task oriented culture/work ethic
22. MK returning in missionary service
23. Accountability
24. Requesting missionary leaves before requested personnel arrive
25. . . . . . . to be continued . . . .