Performance Management

What is Performance Management?

Performance management is the ongoing communication process between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year to fulfill the strategic objectives of the individual, department, and university. The three areas of performance management are: Planning, Coaching, and Evaluating. 

Why is Performance Management Important? 

Creating an effective performance management program is a key component in helping support, develop, and retain our talented employees. The purpose of the performance evaluation is to provide the employee with substantive feedback about their success in achieving the goals that the supervisor set for the employee in the employee’s performance plan at the beginning of the performance cycle. The evaluation forms the basis for the overall performance rating and is the justification for any merit increase. It is essential to connect an employee’s performance to how their goals impacted and enhanced the department’s objectives and in turn, the University’s mission throughout the year. 

What are my Expectations as a Supervisor?

• Have an initial planning exercise with your employee(s)
• A formal coaching check-in between you and employees to review plan progress 
• Recommended quarterly check-in coaching sessions 
• A final performance evaluation