The Four Click Supervisor’s Manual

May 14, 2008 · Filed Under For the love of HR 

As you know, I’ve been trying to create a supervisor manual and I got this software from Gradience that basically helps me put it all together quick and easy. Well, at least that’s what I was sold on whenever they contacted me to tell me about this product. Honestly, supervisor’s handbooks are not only difficult to put together but they are easy to put off. I was very skeptical about the whole ordeal though. Not in the “Infomercial” style of the late 20th century, just that I have been burned by HR software in the past that actually saves very little time. I hate that and I am glad that none of the vendors I have dealt with were local because my wife hates when I make a scene.

That being said, the supervisor handbook software is generally not this way. As the title suggests, it was essentially four clicks from start to print. Here are some screenshots to show you what the interface looks like:

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So basically, here is how it works:

  1. You fill in your company information. Very straightforward as far as that is concerned. It will use this information to customize your manual. So if you have less than 50 employees for instance, it won’t include information on Family Medical Leave.
  2. The second page is where you are able to further customize it. You can select sections that you do not want to include. You can include additional text or make edits to the pre-filled in information as necessary.
  3. You then fill out some custom information that will help the program populate it through the manual.
  4. And finally, you have your supervisor’s handbook. You can print it off or save it as a PDF or Word file for additional distribution or editing.

And that’s it. I am going to export this thing, print it out and give my final verdict in my last post in this series coming up in the next couple of weeks.

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2 Responses to “The Four Click Supervisor’s Manual”

  1. Paul Finkle on May 14th, 2008 2:55 pm

    Lance

    Email me if you want a demo of the best employee handbook wizard out there. It is multi state compliant - including WA.

    Keep up the good work.

    Paul Finkle
    Founder
    SharedHR

  2. Supervisors Need All of the Help They Can Get | YourHRGuy.com on June 23rd, 2008 11:23 am

    [...] know you may be tired of me hawking this supervisor handbook software from Gradience but you have to understand: this software seriously saved me about a weeks [...]

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