{"id":17637,"date":"2018-05-21T21:10:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T21:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/21\/why-cant-agencies-teach-old-supervisors-new-tricks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:46:27","slug":"why-cant-agencies-teach-old-supervisors-new-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2018\/05\/21\/why-cant-agencies-teach-old-supervisors-new-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can\u2019t agencies teach old supervisors new tricks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new report has found that experienced supervisors are far less likely to receive instruction on topics mandated in federal code compared to what new supervisors are taught in their training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While 89 percent of new federal supervisors receive training in the four management areas required by the Code of Federal Regulations, only 63 percent of experienced supervisors receive that same training in their programs, according to results of the Office of Personnel Management\u2019s Federal Supervisory Training Program Survey released May 21, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code of Federal Regulations requires that employees appointed to supervisory roles be trained in how to:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mentor employees<\/li><li>Improve employee performance and productivity<br><\/li><li>Conduct employee performance appraisals<br><\/li><li>Assist employees with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2017\/01\/11\/opm-has-new-tips-for-handling-employee-misconduct\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">unacceptable performance<\/a><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established supervisors must receive training on the same topics every three years, according to the code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, experienced federal supervisors were less likely to receive that training, as well as additional reinforcement on OPM\u2019s Federal Supervisory and Managerial Frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And those aspiring to join the ranks of government supervisory roles received even less training and coaching than recently promoted or already established supervisors, the survey found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the federal government requires supervisory training, the development, implementation and evaluation of these types of training programs have been left to the discretion of the individual agencies. 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