David, "supervising supervisors" strikes me as a truly terrible
phrase. Supervision itself is a rather old fashioned word.
Leadership, coaching, managing processes, structuring
accountabilities - OK. But please, not supervising supervisors.
Supervision (from greater ability to see) has some sense - soon to be
replaced by structures and development of people - when we are
talking about physical work. Not because it's the thing that
_should_ be done but because it _can_ be done. But why try to
supervise what can't be seen?
The development of the group who supervisors (or work teams directly)
have accountabilities with should be competent at developing people,
providing environments where teams flourish and understanding systems
and processes - and developing their people into those areas
individually and or in teams.
-- Michael McMaster Michael@kbddean.demon.co.uk