The primacy of supervision is something that too many people overlook or don’t even think about.  For many organizations we do a disservice to our teams and our people by referring to everyone that has accountability and responsibility of supervising others only as “leaders.”  And while this label is technically correct, the connotation of leadership as only being that charismatic speaker and focused primarily on the vision of the company still exists for many people.  A leader is often defined as the person that looks beyond the tactical aspects of the day-to-day work and works at a strategic level.  However, what is missing is that all leaders, are supervisors first, regardless of their title or rank in the organization.  This is the primacy of supervision.