supervising
Managing others' work
Supervising is overseeing work or workers, ensuring tasks are completed properly.
A supervisor monitors progress, provides guidance, and takes responsibility for outcomes: She's supervising the construction project.
The term implies authority without necessarily doing the work yourself—you watch, direct, and correct as needed.
Managing and monitoring others
- watchingActively looking at something
- observingPerceiving attentively
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
- checkingAct of verification
tracking · reviewing · auditing · surveying · scrutinizing · coordinating · administering · quality control
Advising someone less experienced
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- instructingConveying how to proceed
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
training · tutoring · feedback · development · support · nurturing · facilitating · onboarding
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
mandate · control · directive · sanction · accountability · authorization · delegation · chain of command
Responsible care of entrusted things
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- protectionGuarding against harm
responsibility · duty of care · welfare · safekeeping · accountability · trusteeship · wardship · looking after
overseeing
Managing and monitoring others
- watchingActively looking at something
- observingPerceiving attentively
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
checking · tracking · reviewing · auditing · surveying · scrutinizing · coordinating · administering · quality control · spot-checking
mentoring
Advising someone less experienced
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- instructingConveying how to proceed
counseling · training · tutoring · feedback · development · support · nurturing · facilitating · onboarding · apprenticeship
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
governance · mandate · control · directive · sanction · accountability · authorization · delegation · chain of command · disciplinary
stewardship
Responsible care of entrusted things
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
protection · responsibility · duty of care · welfare · safekeeping · accountability · trusteeship · wardship · looking after · child care
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- watching overguarding, protecting, monitoring, minding, safeguarding
- HR verbshiring, staffing, recruiting, training, onboarding
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- Official dutiespatrol, inspection, guard duty, paperwork, filing
supervisingdelegating
Transferring authority to another
hands-off · laissez-faire · letting go · abdicating · empowering
supervisingobeying
Following directives given
subordinating · answering to · deferring · executing · complying
supervisingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · abandoning · disregarding · overlooking · turning a blind eye
- adult supervisionGrownup monitoring minors
- parental supervisionGuardians monitoring their children
- child supervisionOverseeing young ones' safety
- close supervision
- without supervision
- under supervision