Tips for Review and Ratings
Take two minutes to refresh your approach to year-end review and rating. For additional year-end support:
Performance Excellence is Northwestern's annual performance management experience and is a vital part of how you perform and grow. For an overview of your role as a supervisor and the phases of Performance Excellence please visit our Overview page.
Explore the resources and related learning tools below to help you get started.
Take two minutes to refresh your approach to year-end review and rating. For additional year-end support:
REAL conversations (Reflect, Empathize, Ask questions, Look ahead) help build trust, increase learning, and focus forward for motivation and engagement. Use the year-end performance conversation as a place to increase your skills, creating REAL conversations with team members.
For an overview of year-end steps, download this infographic for reference.
SET GOALS |
ENHANCE PERFORMANCE |
REVIEW RESULTS |
Purpose and SIMple goal-setting essentials | Career Conversations 1 Guide and Planner (Set Goals) | REAL conversation planner |
Purpose and SIMple goal sample library | Career Conversations 2 Guide and Planner (Discuss Progress) | Tips for Reviews and Ratings |
Values and behaviors | Giving Feedback overview and worksheet | REAL Conversation Infographic |
If you have questions about area timelines or deadlines, please check with the Human Resources contact in your school or unit.
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