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There is a Difference

There is a difference between doing the paperwork and doing the job.
There is a difference between doing the job and doing it well.

There is a difference between signing a contract and reading a contract.
There is a difference between reading a contract and understanding what it says.

There is a difference between going through the motions and actually training someone.
There is a difference between training them and following up daily, weekly and monthly to make sure they are still doing the job the way you want it done.

There is a difference between asking someone how they do their work, and watching them do it.
There is a difference between watching someone do their work and being willing to tell them they are doing it wrong, or being willing to tell them to move on if they can't get it right.

These differences aren't BIG differences.
These differences are so subtle as to be hard to see.
These differences completely separate the winners from the losers, the haves from the have nots, and the effective from the ineffective.
These differences make a difference.

Let Your Boss Catch You Working

For a lot of people, the image of a "supervisor" is some guy standing around, holding a cup of coffee, watching other people work. That's why it is good to let your boss catch you working. Get out of your office, watch your people--but skip the coffee, lend a hand, have a quick stand up meeting, but do something that looks like work. You know, if you pretend to work long enough, you may actually get some work done by accident.