The Data-Driven Manager ToolKit

Stop managing by gut feeling. Build dashboards that matter and coach your team using

real performance data.

What's inside the Playbook (PDF)

• How to define the right metrics for your team — lagging vs leading• Building a team performance dashboard from scratch

• Coaching frameworks based on performance data (not opinions)

• How to run data-informed 1:1s that drive real improvement

• Avoiding the most common analytics traps managers fall into

• Presenting data to leadership in a compelling, credible way

• How to build a data-literate team culture

• Templates for weekly performance check-ins

What's inside the Templates (Excel)

• Team Performance Dashboard — KPIs, trends, RAG status

• 1:1 Data Review Template — metrics + coaching notes

• Goal-to-Metric Mapping Sheet — link OKRs to measurable outputs

• Weekly Team Scorecard — shareable summary for leadership

• Metric Health Checker — flag underperforming areas automatically

• Manager Self-Assessment Tracker — personal development metrics

Who this is for

• Team leads and managers wanting to move beyond gut instinct

• Operations managers overseeing delivery teams

• HR business partners supporting manager development

• Founders building accountability systems for the first time