Do you find yourself scrambling to prepare for staff performance reviews at the last minute? Do you feel rushed when meeting with your staff, armed only with a hastily updated review and a few notes?
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with an academic from a university in Melbourne, Victoria. Despite her decades of experience with the Performance Development framework, I was able to offer her an outsider’s perspective. Together, we crafted a plan to help her build stronger relationships with her staff, anticipate potential obstacles, and put a support system in place.
As a result of our meeting and subsequent collaboration, she now has a 12-month plan in place to manage her team effectively. She plans to send out a welcome note to schedule monthly performance meetings, including processes to better understand her staff's needs, challenges, aspirations, and how to achieve them.
After our meeting, she gained a clearer view of her team's KPIs and an understanding of how to motivate and reward each member individually. She now has a better understanding of how to manage this highly skilled team to achieve success.