Team Chart Best Manager Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait manager of the year certificate with a servant-leadership org chart, a citation, the achievements recognised, two signatures and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 30 October 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Best Manager Award
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Highest team engagement, Grew talent into new roles, Delivered every team goal and Coached with care and candour
Details: nominated by, category and level
Signatures: Chief Executive Officer and Head of People

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Fraunces: Title, Recipient name
Figtree: Text, Labels
La Belle Aurore: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f8f5ef
Ink#1e2b27
Accent#2d5a4e
Second accent#b5603b
Muted text#5c6964

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The portrait page gives that picture room to breathe. Four large team nodes join one bar, and a long stem leads down to the copper manager node and the name in a warm serif. The citation sits in three centred lines, the achievements hang from a slim spine as a short list, and a hairline divides them from the nominator, category, level, issue date and credential ID. Two signatures frame the QR code at the foot. A tall format like this fits a frame on an office wall or a printed awards pack.

About

Best Manager Award Certificate Template, Team Chart Portrait

Servant leadership puts the team at the top and the manager underneath, holding everyone up. A manager of the year award recognises exactly that: the leader who grows people into new roles, keeps engagement high through a hard year and still delivers the plan. Many employers let the team nominate, then a people panel or the leadership team confirms the choice before the announcement.

Wording on the template“Chosen by the people they lead: for leading with trust, care and clarity, for growing every member of the team into their best work, and for delivering the year's goals together as one team.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Congratulations, name: you are our Manager of the Year

Dear name,

We are delighted to tell you that you have been chosen as our Best Manager this year. Your team's nominations spoke of the time you give each of them, the honest feedback that helps them grow, and the way you share every success with the whole team.

Your award certificate is ready. Open it to read why you were chosen, download a copy to print and frame, and share it on LinkedIn so your network can celebrate with you.

Thank you for leading so well.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I am proud to share that I have been named Manager of the Year. What means the most is that the nomination came from my own team. Every goal we reached this year was theirs, and leading them is the best part of my job. Thank you to each of them, and to the leaders who supported us. #Leadership #ManagerOfTheYear

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.