CDI
Commercial Drywall, Inc. Vol. 3 No. 1
Craftsman November 1981
Supervisory training
Supervisors, foremen learning the ropes’ of management
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CDI has completed its first inThe supervisors and foremen who John Gearhardt, Larry Grimm, Bill house supervisory training course served as the participants in the Grissom, Mike Hawkins, Robert which began in early October. The training were selected from a group Hayes, Harold lida, John Ingram, course, designed to enhance the of more than 60 candidates Alan Jones, Dewayne Keeney, supervisory skills of present nominated by management, Vernon Lambert, Frank Lawrence, supervisors and foremen was an superintendents and supervisors. It is Dusty Lobb, Robert Orman, Randy eight-week undertaking aimed at planned that those not chosen for the Robinson, Ronnie St. Lawrence, specific areas of supervision beyond initial course will participate in Robert Tunnell, Tommy technical skills. subsequent sessions to begin after Williamson, and Billy Wright. Each The program was divided into the first of next year. received a certificate displaying their eight different topics each covered in completion of the program. The course utilized a variety of one and a half hour sessions meeting teaching tools to present the The supervisory training course is twice each week on Tuesday and information. In addition to lecture, yet another aspect of CDI’s Thursday mornings. Perhaps the participants viewed films, engaged in Operation 3P, the company’s most unique part of the course was written exercises and assignments, program to increase productivity. It is that it was put together and was felt that as supervisors become more and completed tests on many taught almost exclusively by CDI aspects of supervision and fully equipped with various management. management skills, 3P's work people. smarter campaign will move closer The individuals who attended the According to employee relations to reality. classes and completed the course manager Larry Williams, the course were Stan Frey, Oscar Garcia, covered such topics as what is supervision, planning a job, handling paperwork, delegation, achieving production and quality, human relations, communications and problem solving. "These areas are some of the most critical for effective supervision,” says Larry. “And unfortunately when a craftsman moves up the ranks to supervisor it is usually based on technical ability with no consideration given to these skills. Therefore we feel that it is necessary to help supervisors develop these skills.” Serving as instructors for the classes were a host of CDI management individuals including Larry, Hoagy Cannon, Alan Jezek, Jay Richards, Glen Brabham, Tom Stephens, Lee Jones, David Kirsch, Luis Soliz, Mike O’Brien, Ben Boatright and Mike Holland. Participants in CDI's supervisory training program listen as an instructor covers These individuals were selected on one of eight topics in the course. Sitting in on this particular day was CDI the basis of their knowledge in each president Dick Phillips (right). of the topics covered in the course.