An exciting new program is being piloted this fall that will usher in a new approach to employee development and managing performance at Stanford. Called Performance Management@Stanford, the pilot is a structured, continuous, year-long process where feedback and coaching take center stage. A completely new form and process will be implemented with the pilot groups, and extensive development options for staff and managers alike will be offered.
Six schools and business units are participating in the pilot after months of planning, and have selected specific groups within those areas to pilot the new program:
Below is a summary of the shift from the current performance management process to the process being piloted:
Current Process |
New Process |
|---|---|
| Annual performance review | Regular meetings throughout the year |
| Creating goals aligned with job descriptions | Creating goals aligned with organizational mission, principles, and goals |
| Staff development options focused solely on education, training | Staff development options focused on activities that provide three forms of development: structured education or training, experiences that provide on-the-job project learning, and exposure to new people, new situations, new aspects of the organization |
| Process focuses on manager evaluation of staff member | Process focuses on dialogue between the manager and the staff member, and includes perspectives of others who give feedback, such as clients |
Participating in the pilot?
Visit the Performance Management@Stanford website: http://advancingexcellence.stanford.edu
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