direct reports
Staff you manage
Direct reports are the employees who report directly to a particular manager or supervisor—the people one level down in an organizational hierarchy.
A manager's direct reports are those they supervise, evaluate, and are responsible for: She has six direct reports on her team.
The term appears constantly in corporate and HR contexts, often as a measure of management scope.
Organization's workers collectively
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- employeesPaid staff members
- workforceAll available workers
- personnelWorkers at an organization
team members · juniors · associates · assistants · interns · underperformers · headcount
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- one-on-onesExclusive two-person meetings
check-ins · performance reviews · feedback · goal-setting · delegation · prioritization · progress tracking · development plans
Formal authority hierarchy
- organizational chartDiagram showing workplace hierarchy
- span of controlSubordinates per manager
- org chartBusiness structure visualization
- dotted lineBroken line for signing
Formal judgments of quality
- appraisalsJudgments of worth
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
metrics · goals · deliverables · expectations · outcomes · productivity · results · promotions
staff
Organization's workers collectively
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- employeesPaid staff members
- workforceAll available workers
team members · personnel · juniors · associates · assistants · interns · underperformers · headcount
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
one-on-ones · check-ins · performance reviews · feedback · goal-setting · delegation · prioritization · progress tracking · development plans · recognition
chain of command
Formal authority hierarchy
- organizational chartDiagram showing workplace hierarchy
- span of controlSubordinates per manager
- org chartBusiness structure visualization
dotted line · solid line · upline · downline · delegation of authority
evaluations
Formal judgments of quality
- appraisalsJudgments of worth
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
KPIs · metrics · goals · deliverables · expectations · outcomes · productivity · results · promotions · compensation
- org chartsorg chart, chain of command, hierarchy, boxes, lines
- staff rosterjob titles, departments, positions, roles, supervisors
- military commandgenerals, commanders, admirals, officers, captains
- newcomersnewcomers, newcomer, new arrivals, new arrival, newbie
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- Management Skillscoaching, mentoring, feedback, delegation, motivation
direct reportsmanager
One who directs others
supervisor · boss · line manager · higher-ups · superiors
direct reportsmanagers
Those who oversee operations
supervisors · overseers · team leads · department heads · reporting line
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