How Do I Assign a Manager in a Cadence?
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Cadence managers are responsible for approving an employee's Cadence Sessions. Managers can be assigned both when enrolling employees and after employees have been enrolled. However, an employee will not receive their first Cadence Step until they are assigned a manager.
This article outlines how you can assign a manager while enrolling employees and after employees have been enrolled.
Required permissions:
The Coaching Cadences: Can Add and Manage Employees in a Cadence: Yes, subordinates permission or Coaching: All Access permission is required to add a manager while creating a Cadence.
The Coaching Cadences: Can Add and Manage Employees in a Cadence: Yes, all employees permission or Coaching: All Access permission is required to add a manager for any employee who is already enrolled in a Cadence.
Assign a Manager While Enrolling Employees
The user assigned as the employee's manager on their account page will be the employee's Cadence manager by default. If you want to keep their direct manager as their Cadence manager, click on Next.
To assign a different manager as the Cadence manager, first click on the checkbox next to a user's name. Click on the checkbox above all users' names if all enrollees will have the same manager.
You can pick a manager other than their direct manager by clicking on the Manager menu.
Click on Assign to add the manager.
Optional: Select a Co-Coach(es) from the Co-Coach menu.
Click on Assign.
If each employee should have a different manager and Co-Coach, repeat the steps above for those employees.
Click on Next to proceed with the Cadence creation process.
Assign a Manager After Employees Have Been Enrolled
Go to Coach --> Cadences.
Click on the Cadence's name.
Go to the Employees tab.
Click the checkbox next to employee's name.
Select Change Manager or Co-Coach from the Actions menu.
Click on the checkbox beside the employee's name.
Use the Manager selector to pick a manager.
Click on Assign.
Click on Save.