Staff Performance Management: Setting Goals & Expectations

Employee Goal Submission Due Date: September 30

Goal setting helps align individual contributions with departmental and college priorities. Strong goals clarify expectations, highlight what success looks like, and foster professional growth.

💡 Guidance for Your Goals

• 1–3 Department-Related Goals: Connect to your department’s plans, strategic projects, or key outcomes.
  • Ex: Organize and redesign the google drive folders for the dean's office by January 2026 to enhance employee experience. 
• Functional Performance Goal: Tie to a core responsibility or functional aspect of your position.
  • Ex: By September 30, learn how to create faculty preliminary offer letters to fill in while an individual is out on leave.
• Learning Goal: Focus on continuous improvement, skill building, or professional development.
  • Ex: In the spirit of Study Everything, Do anything: Participate in 4 of the "Time Out for Tech" Clases within OIT.
• Leadership Goal (if applicable): For managers: highlight objectives related to leading and developing others.
  • Ex: To strengthen management skills, attend Better Conversations Everyday by January 2026.
• Culture Goal: Support and strengthen the A&L culture (collaboration, equity, communication, respect).
  • Ex: Attend Peer Group Discussions to build relationships across the College. 

Categories

• Staff Supervisors
• Training & Development