Supervision means instructing, observing monitoring and guiding the efforts of the subordinates for the achievement of targets in the desired manner.
Role of supervision as an element of directing:
(i) Supervisor maintains day-to-day contact and friendly relations with the workers.
(ii) Supervisor acts as a link between workers and management by conveying management ideas to the workers and workers problems to the management.
(iii) Supervisor maintains group unity among the workers by sorting out their internal differences.
(iv) Supervisor provides good "on the job training" to the workers to build an efficient team.
(v) Supervisor builds up high morale among the workers through good leadership.
(vi) Supervisor gives feedback to the workers after analyzing their work.
(vii) Supervisor ensures performance of the worker according to the set targets.
