Manager Toolkit

Managers should collaborate with their unit HR to ensure the position is leveled properly and posted in Workday.

Managers should collaborate with their unit HR to ensure the position is leveled properly and posted in Workday.

Outlines the business process for entering in Oracle UC Plan and posting position in Workday.

This course will train hiring managers how to interview effectively with minimal bias, by discussing UChicago's recruitment process, interview best practices, illegal interview questions, how to extend job offers, salary negotiation, and more.

This series will provide an overview of staff compensation fundamentals and the University’s staff compensation practices, aiming to foster understanding and promote consistent application.

Job architecture is a framework that organizes non-union staff positions relative to responsibilities, education and experience requirements. This page has resources including a link to the Workday training on the framework.

This template is designed to help you provide a consistent, welcoming, and effective onboarding experience for new team members.

This is a 12-month guide to help newly hired staff members become familiar with the University community.

This guide includes helpful information and resources that may be useful for new and experienced managers as well.

During these sessions, new staff hires will receive information on the University, HR policies and procedures, important campus resources, and information on completing new hire benefits enrollment.

Workday Performance Management supports UChicago’s commitment to provide a feedback-driven and goal-oriented environment. Learn more about the process and timeline.

A customizable template for one-one meetings between managers and employees.

A template designed to guide managers in providing constructive feedback and navigating challenging discussions with team members in a clear, respectful, and forward-looking manner.

This workshop provides a straightforward, yet powerful feedback model and the opportunity to practice applying it in real-world scenarios.

This is a template for managers to help managers assign tasks, define responsibilities, set expectations, and track progress when delegating work to staff members.

Throughout this interactive two-part series, you will learn powerful tools that help you learn how to handle even the most difficult conversations for better results.

The UChicago Recognition Hub is the University of Chicago's employee recognition and engagement platform operated by Awardco.

A template for managers to capture each staff member’s preferred method of being recognized and appreciated for their contributions.

All virtual workshops are open to all UChicago staff and faculty. Some workshops are designed for managers and others are open to all employees.

A template for managers to collaboratively establish shared expectations, values, and behaviors that promote a positive and productive team environment.

A guide for managers to facilitate meaningful discussions with staff about their motivation, satisfaction, and ideas for improving engagement within the workplace.

A structured framework for teams to reflect on a completed project or event, discuss what went well, identify areas for improvement, and capture lessons learned to inform future activities.

The University of Chicago partners with Gallup to offer two employee engagement opportunities for units.

This interactive 1.5-hour virtual workshop explores how University leaders can positively influence organizational culture and team dynamics.

In this 1.5-hour virtual workshop, learn practical strategies to build, sustain, and repair trust so your team can collaborate more effectively.

Learn research-backed strategies and exchange ideas with fellow managers about how to positively influence your team’s engagement with their work.

The goal of this template is to document information about the tasks, projects, responsibilities, and relationships connected to a role in the event of a departure or transition.

This template is to help guide managers through the process of transitioning a departing team member, including checklists for tasks, exit interviews, knowledge transfer, and returning university property.