To test whether a superior's (and the organisation's) behaviour is supportive, consider the following questions.

a. How much confidence and trust do you feel your superior has in you? How much do you have in your superior?

b. To what extent does your boss convey to you a feeling of confidence that you can do your job successfully? Does your boss expect the 'impossible' and fully believe you can and will do it?

c. To what extent is your superior interested in helping you to achieve and maintain a good income?

d. To what extent does your superior try to understand your problems and do something about them?
e. How much is your superior really interested in helping you with your personal and family problems?

f. How much help do you get from your superior in doing your work? 

(i) How much interest in training you and helping you learn better ways of doing your work? 

(ii) How much help for you to solve your problems constructively - not telling you the answer but helping you think through your problems? (iii) To what extent does your superior see that you get the supplies, budget, equipment, etc., you need to do your job well?

g. To what extent is your superior interested in helping you get the training which will assist you in being promoted?

h. To what extent does your superior try to keep you informed about matters related to your job?

i. How fully does your superior share information with you about the company, its financial condition, earnings, etc., or keep such information to himself/herself?

j. Does your superior ask your opinion when a problem comes up which involves your work? Does your superior value your ideas and seek them and endeavour to use them?

k. Is your superior friendly and easily approached?

l. To what extent is your superior generous in the credit and recognition given to others for the accomplishments and contributions rather than seeking to claim all the credit personally?