Performance Excellence Resources for Staff: Human Resources

Performance Excellence Resources for Staff

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 staff member and the phases of Performance Excellence please visit our Overview page.

Please take a moment to read about our Performance Philosophy at Northwestern

For an overview and information about our the compensation/merit process please visit the Compensation page.

Performance Excellence Year-Round Cycle

Year-Round Workflow for Performance Management

Set Goals - Your goals reflect your journey and document your progress.
Enhance Performance - Your performance enhancement and career fulfillment with a partnership with your supervisors.
Review Results - Your awareness of your strengths and areas for improvement for continuous growth.

Performance and Compensation Timeline

Human Resources provides guidelines and recommended timelines for University units and departments to follow. We have mapped the Performance Excellence process along the University's fiscal calendar.

Integrated Performance Excellence and Compensation Timeline

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SET GOALS	ENHANCE PERFORMANCE	REVIEW RESULTS
Purpose and SIMple Goal-Setting Essentials	Career Conversation 1 Guide and Planner (Set Goals)	Writing Your Self-Review
Purpose and SIMple Goal Sample Library	Career Conversation 2 Guide and Planner (Discuss Progress)	Guide to Ratings
Values and Behaviors	Performance Check-In Guide & Template	Tips for Receiving Feedback
Use the REAL Conversation Planner for check-ins and performance conversations.
Check with the Human Resources Contact in your school or unit for questions.

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