Supervisory Development Content Library

The purpose of this ActionSheet is to reinforce what you learn about performance management. This actionsheet accompanies the live or recorded webinar, “Performance Management Reality Check.” Print or take notes electronically.

This webinar is a deeper dive into the performance management process. It's also a realistic look at why performance management can be so difficult, especially at the University.

Planning for results involves identifying all relevant steps, actions, and considerations needed in order to achieve meaningful, high-quality results.

After an employee accepts the job and prior to them starting, create a plan to transition them into the role and onto the team. An onboarding plan needs to be built for the specific level and position of the new employee and reflect the unique work environment of the department/college/unit.

Preparing for an interview helps you avoid leaning on your impressions of a candidate, which is commonly known as a “gut decision.” An objective and thorough interview process can help you make a solid hiring decision, which will help decrease unwanted turnover, improve engagement in department priorities and save time and money in the long run.

As a supervisor, you know the work of your team best and are well-positioned to make informed decisions about working with flexibility that align with local department, college, or unit guidance. Before you make any decisions, it’s important to understand and reflect on the factors that will affect your team as well as any adjustments you may need to make to effective flexible work arrangements (FWAs).

Managing work stress is all about building your capacity to adapt well and bounce back from difficult circumstances. As a supervisor, you can serve as a role model to your team in becoming more resilient and preventing burnout. How? You have the ability to lessen many of work’s greatest stressors for the individuals you supervise.

Watch the "Recognizing and Managing Burnout" video.

Understanding compensation is more than just knowing local pay structures. As a supervisor, you need to clearly know what your local compensation strategy is. In this webinar, we’ll talk about the misconceptions surrounding how we think about pay and outline the key considerations when thinking about your reward strategy. Note: some of the session content only covers pay for non-contract employees, labor unions have contracts that govern their pay.

Understanding compensation is more than just knowing local pay structures. As a supervisor, you need to clearly know what your local compensation strategy is. In this webinar, we’ll talk about the misconceptions surrounding how we think about pay and outline the key considerations when thinking about your reward strategy. Note: some of the session content only covers pay for non-contract employees, labor unions have contracts that govern their pay.