I've been gradually sliding a supervisory role in my job (mainly by dint of everyone else with similar levels of seniority not being interested) and it's been a bit of a challenge because I'm an academic and a research nerd and not a manager. My supervisees are all good folks but they haven't been getting important parts of their jobs done and it's negatively impacting the org. I need to learn how to get them finish their crap but the descriptions of most management books stick to my skin in a way that feels hard to wash off. Does anyone know of good books/etc that won't make me talk like an MBA program replaced my soul with foam packing peanuts?
Edit: Thanks for all the really thoughtful responses, it's a huge help.
coach improvement in private, praise in public.
think of oneself as a player-coach when working tasks and/or developing skills in team members. if something is not getting done, delegate tasks from the project and take some on yourself. be open to suggestion as to how things get done and encourage initiative.
the bosses that got the most out of me worked along side me as often as they could and would always take the tougher bit.