26 Steps® / Manufacturing Supervision
Who is this for?
For first line managers new to their role or wishing to recalibrate their knowledge and skills. Creates a rigour and reliability in their supervisory work. Can be used by aspiring managers if they have suitable responsibilities. The standard equates to a Level 2 or 3 qualification.
Certification points can be inserted into the toolkit with internal sign-off which provides opportunity to review performance as seen below. This can be merged with 26 Steps® to Team Leading to enable the toolkits to be used simultaneously across a whole organization.
“Gained traction in the business, delivering clear return on investment in a short time”
Approved by the Institute of Leadership

Toolkit content
- Your role as a team leader
- Keeping legal, healthy and safe
- The portfolio of a team leader
- Operational excellence
- Process mapping and compliance
- Daily routines
- Planning and prioritising
- Absence management
- Problem-solving and quality
- Creating personal impact
- Cashflow and budgeting
- Performance management process
- Objective setting
- Feedback and reviews
- Getting people to listen
- Management information, reporting and audits
- Continuous improvement
- Values and behaviours
- Using your line manager
- Managing conduct and behaviour
- Empowerment and delegation
- Motivating and understanding people
- Building relationships internally
- Developing people capability
- Managing conflict and removing obstacles
- Continuing professional leadership development