How is the successful supervisor different from the unsuccessful ones, the ones who cannot develop their employees? • What are the implications of this for the growing problem of turnover and disillusionment among promising employees?

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
People have an extraordinary influence on others—and oen don’t know it. Psychologists have demonstrated that the power of expectation alone can influence others’ behavior. The phenomenon has been called the “self-fulfilling prophecy” or
the “Pygmalion Effect.” People sometimes become what others expect them to become. Many supervisors are able to develop competent employees and stimulate their performance.
• What is their secret?
• How is the successful supervisor different from the unsuccessful ones, the ones who cannot develop their employees?
• What are the implications of this for the growing problem of turnover and disillusionment among promising employees?