Manager Toolkit

Support for Managers

• Hiring

  Acme's continued success rests on our ability to attract and retain top talent. Here you’ll find information about working with our HR colleagues to acquire the best employees for your team.

  Learn about:

  • The hiring process
  • Interviewing tips
  • Posting a job opening
  • Diversity and inclusion
• Onboarding

  Each employee’s development starts on Day 1. Onboarding sets the tone for how you'll be perceived as a people manager and how engaged your new team member will be at Acme. How can you make it a success?

  Learn about:

  • The onboarding process
  • Steps you need to take
  • Technology orientation
  • Building engagement
• Developing Talent

  Supporting your employees' career development is one of the most important things you can do as their manager — and an effective way to enhance the overall performance of your team. We offer a variety of teaching and learning resources to help you facilitate their development as well as your own.

  Learn about:

  • Developing your employees
  • Developing yourself
  • Mentoring program
  • Building engagement
  • Education and training
• Managing Your Staff

  As their immediate supervisor, you help ensure your direct reports have the tools and support they need to be successful at Acme. To make your life easier, we offer resources to help you manage your staff effectively throughout the year.

  Learn about:

  • Tracking employee time off
  • Managing employee leaves of absence
  • Managing performance
  • Giving feedback
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Recognition
  • Progressive counseling
• Performance & Rewards

  Performance management is a continuous process of communication between you and your team members. This includes clarifying Acme’s expectations, setting goals, providing feedback, and reviewing results. Use these resources to help ensure your team’s performance remains optimal through effective and ongoing supervisory support.

  Learn about:

  • Goal setting
  • Performance reviews
  • Giving feedback
  • Compensation planning
  • Giving promotions and salary raises
  • Progressive counseling
• Offboarding

  To ensure a smooth transition and minimize disruption, it’s important to follow Acme’s processes when one of your employees is terminating employment or moving to a new position at Acme. Use these resources to guide you.

  Learn about:

  • What to do when your employee terminates or resigns
  • Redeployment or supervisor changes