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Welcome!

How to prepare for a really useful


performance review
is intended for presentation to all staff working at Xavier
University. It is designed to be a tool to assist supervisors
and employees as they prepare their annual performance
reviews.

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Preparing for a Really
Useful Performance Review
Its that time of year again
No battle scar discussions
No compliance discussions
Focus on the human aspect
meaningful,
well defined, and
beneficial to you

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Agenda
Benefits of a performance
review
Share guiding principles for a
Self assessment
Supervisor review
Resources for your continued
learning

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Objectives
By the close of this
session supervisors
and employees will learn:
Benefits in completing a really useful
performance review
Guiding principles to use when
completing a self evaluation and
supervisor evaluation

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Xaviers performance
management lifecycle

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Why do performance
reviews?
Provide feedback
increase communication
Improved
morale
behavior
performance

focus on the person sitting in front of you


daily feedback eliminates UGH!!
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Feedback

Feedback is
ongoing,
open two-way
communication
between two or more people

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Feedback characteristics

Constructive Destructive

Unhelpful
Accusatory
Specific Personal
Honest Judgmental
Timely Subjective
Helpful
Ongoing
Supportive

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Importance of feedback

Improves employee morale, builds employee


confidence, and encourages the heart
Crucial to organizations ongoing development and
growth
Supervisors need to give effective, constructive
feedback regularly, which is what most employees
want
Learning how to give constructive feedback is a
learned communication skill and one that can be
achieved through thought and planning

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Feedback

Feedback is
a GIFT
if given and received
constructively!
Feedback is
a GIFT
if given and
received
constructivel
y!
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8 Great Guiding Principles for
Supervisors
1. Gather information on employees
throughout the year
2. Include the Small Picture (vs. Big Picture)
3. Offer Constructive Feedback
4. Stop Holding Feedback Hostage
5. Accept Feedback
6. Remember that Employees are Unique
7. Keep Reviews Positive
8. Know Thy Employees

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1st Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Gather information on employees


throughout the year
Keep separate files (manual / electronic)
Direct and Indirect Observations
E-mails
Handwritten notes
Work results

Focus on:
Performance
Behavior

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2nd Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Include the Small Picture


(vs. Big Picture)
Include descriptive examples

Angie displayed stupendous communication skills


when 7 of 10 customers provided negative feedback
about the recent implementation of online bill
payment. Having listened to each customer
patiently, she provided a sound justification for
their issue, and promised to resolve those with
potential impact on the new guidelines.

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2nd Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Include the Small Picture


(vs. Big Picture)
Include descriptive examples

When 7 of 10 customers provided negative feedback


about the recent implementation of online bill
payment, we found Debra quite flustered and unable
to answer the issues customers raised, effectively.
She portrays a lack of knowledge in the new
guidelines and in experience when it comes to dealing
with challenging situations such as these.

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3rd Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Offer Constructive Feedback


Specific
Honest
Timely
Helpful
Ongoing
Offers Support

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4th Guiding Principle
for Supervisors

Stop Holding Feedback Hostage


Set it Free!
Timely feedback
No surprises during annual review

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5th Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Accept Feedback
Allow employees to
share their ideas
ask questions
active

listening

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6th Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Remember Employees
are Unique
Work may be similar
but performance is
not

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7th Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Keep Reviews Positive


Reward for performance
Constructive feedback for
development

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8th Guiding Principle for
Supervisors

Know Thy Employees


Direct observation
Frequent informal conversations
Indirect observations from others

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Asking powerful questions
to your employees
Supports 2-way conversations

Allows employees to think


instead of react
Builds trust and openness

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Powerful Questions

Whats one thing I can do


better for you?
What would a good job look
like?
How do you like being
recognized when you do good
work?

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Supervisor Planning Checklist

Review the employees position description


Review the goals and competencies you and your employee
established at the beginning of the year
Seek input from others who interact frequently with the employee
Ask the employee for a self-evaluation, provided to you in advance
Identify variances between your evaluation and the employees self-
evaluation and be prepared to discuss these differences
Includes examples of positive incidents and any opportunities for
development based on the employees work
Plan for career development opportunities for the employee
Develop questions that can be used to engage the employee in the
review session so its a two-way conversation
Prepare a review meeting agenda to ensure all key points are covered
and provide to employee in advance
Plan for a positive close to the review meeting

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Performance Review Agenda

Agenda
Meeting start time

Meeting stop time

Meeting location

Topics for Evaluation


Goals/Objectives
Values and Competency
review
Supervisors and Employees self
Evaluation part of the discussion

Career Development

Next Steps
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In a nutshell

eep it simple

nformation is gathered
throughout the year
urprisesthere are none!
upervisor and employee
participates 2 way
conversation

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Self Evaluation

Planned So you met


Completed
staff expectations?
retreat
most
projects on
Good for you!
time Was over ********
budget What did you
oops!
do?
Does anyone
Added know?
new
students
********
Completed How can they
required
training find out?

Performance reviews need context in order to understand and interpret what has
happened over the course of a period of time.

Reviews summarize and compress information but you need details to embrace
subtlety, complexity, interactions, etc. thats where the rubber meets the road.
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8 Guiding Principles for
Employees

1. Prepare, prepare, prepare


2. Give credit where credit is due
3. Put your best foot forward
4. Market yourself well
5. Accept feedback
6. Know the organization and your
departments business
7. Know thy supervisor
8. Communicate future opportunities
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1st Guiding Principle for
Employees

Prepare, prepare, prepare


Take time to write
Be thorough, honest and specific
Collect performance information
Block out time to write review

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2nd Guiding Principle for
Employees

Give credit where credit is due


Well balanced evaluation
Strengths
Areas of opportunity
Use strong action verbs
Produced
Received
Managed
Created

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3rd Guiding Principle for
Employees

Put your best foot forward


Validate your job responsibilities
Any changes?
Goals met?
Training completed?
New skills/knowledge gained this
year?
Put to good use? How?

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4th Guiding Principle for
Employees

Market yourself well


List achievements
Thorough summary
Asset to the team
sample
My Achievements for the Year
Projects My Contribution Feedback Received

Department
Retreat Coordinator Positive feedback from colleagues

Director pleased with agenda and


speakers scheduled

High evaluation scores for event

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5th Guiding Principle for
Employees

Accept feedback
Positive - that was easy
Negative not so easy
Actively listen
Dont place blame
If not legitimate, cite
misunderstanding

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6th Guiding Principle for
Employees

Know the organization and your


departments business
Refresh your knowledge of
university goals
Understand how your work supports
these goals

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7th Guiding Principle for
Employees

Know thy supervisor


Communication style
Frequency of work updates
What are top priorities?

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8th Guiding Principle for
Employees

Communicate Future Opportunities


New and challenging assignments
Learning opportunities
Validate your job strengths

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Self Evaluation Questions
1. Specify areas where you think you have met or exceeded job
requirements, explain with examples
2. Specify areas where you feel you have not met requirements
and reasons for it
3. With reference to the above, what steps have you taken to
improve performance?
4. In what areas would you like to concentrate your knowledge
and resources?
5. Explain your plan of action for the next fiscal year, for better
performance
6. Enlist the areas where you feel you did not got enough support
from the management/team members
Be prepared to discuss

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Asking powerful questions
to your supervisor

Ive always wondered why we.


I dont think we spend enough time.
I think we should focus on
Our success lies in
We are missing a business opportunity with
I would like to be able to.
Everyone knows that _________ but is afraid to talk
about it
Our meetings would be more effective if
Ive noticed that
Our student would be happier if.
Id like to see more ________around here

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High performing organizations
position performance reviews as part of
everyday operations
(not as an HR function)

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High performing supervisors
talk about performance every day, giving
timely and useful feedback to their
employees

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High performing employees
welcome feedback as a source of
inspiration, motivation and reassurance
They ask for feedback and focus on
always improving

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10 affirmations for
supervisors and employees
1. A Performance Review should give Feedback, not Criticism
2. A Performance Review is for Personal Development
3. A Performance Review is a Learning Experience
4. A Performance Review is an Investment In You
5. A Performance Review is an Opportunity to Give and Receive
Feedback
6. A Performance Review sets S.M.A.R.T. Objectives for the
Future (look it up!)
7. A Performance Review References Examples of Behavior
8. A Performance Review is a Two-Way Street
9. A Performance Review Gives You Confidence to Progress
10.A Performance Review is as Equally Important to both
parties

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Performance Reviews
Steps to Complete
1. Compile all performance-related examples and
documentation
2. Create performance reviews
1. Self
2. Supervisor
3. Participate in performance review discussion(s)
4. Conduct performance review meetings
5. Sign Performance Review Form indicating review was
completed
6. Submit Signed Performance Reviews to Division
Leader
7. Division Leader reviews, signs and forwards originals
to Human Resources

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Performance Review
Timeline

Each division leader will determine and communicate the specific


time period for completing reviews within his or her area

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Resources available to
employees
Your supervisor
Performance Management website
Performance review forms
Recorded webinar (afternoon of 3/30/12)
Tips to complete your review
Self
Supervisor
FAQs
HR Business Partners, Connie Perme &
Teri Compton
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Special thanks to
Erik Ball
Assistant Director,
Technology Support
Nike Cline Bailey
HR Generalist
Kat Hollowell
Sr. Web Designer
Mary Walroth
HR Assistant

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Please visit the Performance
Management website for
additional information
http://www.xavier.edu/hr/perform.cfm

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So what if we were all these things?

What could happen?

The possibilities are endless

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References
Aberdeen Research Group
Buzzle.com
Corporate Leadership Council
Human Resource Leadership Council
Linda Gravett and Associates
Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM)
Sonar6

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