Don't overlook the need for ongoing training for your current foremen.
Last month we stressed the importance of giving every employee an opportunity to become a boss through an FDP (foreman development program). Do not overlook the critical need for ongoing FDP training for your present supervisors. In addition to providing new methods and techniques, your coaching team definitely needs constant reminders of the motivational value of effective communication and human relations.
Last year's articles, titled "Make More in '04, Keep Score," provided you with these guidelines and scorekeeping techniques to measure and reward each foreman's team-building efforts: