A manager change in 15Five shifts visibility across Check-ins, 1-on-1s, Objectives, Best-Self Review®, feedback, and Career Hub for both the past manager and the new manager.
Key Rules
Check-ins
- Past managers retain access to Check-ins submitted while they were the direct manager.
- Past managers retain access to private comments they made during that period.
- New managers automatically gain access to past Check-ins for their new direct reports.
- New managers cannot see private comments made to the previous manager.
- Neither past nor new managers ever see private High Fives.
- To restrict a new manager's access to past Check-ins, contact 15Five Support.
1-on-1s
- Past managers retain access to 1-on-1s that occurred while they were the direct manager.
- Past managers lose access to new 1-on-1 agendas after the change.
- New managers own all new 1-on-1 agendas going forward.
- New managers cannot access past 1-on-1s unless those were shared directly with them.
- 1-on-1s are always private between the two participants.
Objectives
- Past managers retain visibility into private objectives created during their tenure.
- Past managers may lose access if the objective owner updates visibility settings.
- New managers automatically gain visibility into their direct report's private objectives.
Best-Self Review®
- Past managers can view results from review cycles that occurred while they were the manager.
- New managers can view only review cycles where they are assigned as manager.
- New managers do not automatically gain access to past review cycles unless your organization enables this in Best-Self Review® settings.
- Additional visibility can be granted by assigning review viewers at the cycle level or globally.
Request Feedback and Given Feedback
- Past managers retain access only to feedback explicitly shared with them.
- New managers do not automatically gain access to past feedback.
- New managers can view feedback only if the direct report chooses to share it.
Career Hub
- Past managers lose access to their former direct report's Career Hub immediately after the change.
- New managers gain immediate access to Career Hub.
- New managers may see limited information until the direct report shares their Role Clarity or Career Vision.
- New managers see Strengths updates automatically as they are made.
Common Misunderstanding
A manager change does not give the new manager full visibility into all historical data. Access to past reviews, feedback, and 1-on-1s depends on feature-level settings and what the direct report chooses to share.
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