Managing Your Performance Evaluation Useful Tips

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Managing Your Performance EvaluationUseful Tips
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OBJECTIVESUpon course completion, participants
will be able to

• Describe the performance management process as it
  relates to all employees
• Properly prepare for the performance evaluation
• Use feedback to improve performance
• Establish a positive mindset when receiving a
  performance evaluation
• Identify NMSU policy and union contract
  provisions that relate to performance evaluations
  and appeal rights

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• Question
• What do dieting, exercise and performance
  evaluations all have in common?

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• Answer
• Everyone agrees we need them, but
• nobody likes them!

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• Solution
• Learn how to prepare for and receive a
  Performance Evaluation.

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Take a moment to determine your Performance
Evaluation mindset.
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Performance Management

• Performance management is a collaborative
  initiative or partnership, between a supervisor
  and an employee utilizing the concepts of
  coaching, supporting and developing, and is
  designed to advance the Universitys mission by
  aligning individual contributions with university
  goals.

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Preparing for Your Evaluation
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Preparing Throughout The Year

• Clarify expectations
• Clarify how your supervisor interprets
  performance ratings
• Frequently revisit goals and priorities
• Track your own performance
• Ask for feedback

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Using Feedback to Improve Performance
View feedback as an opportunity to obtain
useful information which has the potential to
help improve performance on the job.
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Receiving Feedback

• Listen actively
• Ask for clarification specifics
• Dont get emotional
• Dont get defensive
• Accept the input
• Work to improve

Feedback allows for growth and development
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Final Preparation For The Evaluation

• Review your Strengths Weaknesses
• Review last years evaluation
• Evaluate your own performance
• Review projects completed, accomplishments, etc.
• Identify barriers, obstacles and problems-
  determine solutions and action plans
• List your personal goals and aspirations
• Focus on wanting to improve, and building on
  strengths

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Receiving the Evaluation
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Assume the Best Intentions

• View your evaluator as a person who
• Wants to give you useful information
• Wants to help you grow and succeed
• May not have had much training or experience in
  performance evaluations

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Behavior in The Discussion

• Avoid acting defensively
• Actively listen
• Use an open body posture
• Speak professionally and calmly

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Take Notes

• It helps to control emotions.
• Allows you to capture important issues.
• Helps you develop good questions.
• Helps to clarify your understanding.

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Criticism

• Think of criticism as limited to problems,
• issues, or behaviors not as an attack
• on your whole person.

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Constructive Criticism

• Dont take it personally
• Dont let it detract from your sense of pride
• Focus your energy on specific
  problems, issues or behaviors

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Get the Big Picture

• Before you take issue with individual points, be
  sure you have the Big Picture.

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Remember

• Your non-defensive listening and behavior will
  help you reach your objectives.
• Understand that you are not perfect and there is
  always room for improvement.
• Be realistic about how much can be accomplished
  in one sitting.

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Remember

• Consider requesting a follow up meeting if time
  runs short.
• Maintain a good working relationship.
• Evaluate the need to submit an addendum.
• Try to leave discussion on a good note.

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Conclusion
These principles and actions apply to most
feedback situations, formal or informal, at work
and at home. The more you practice these
guidelines in feedback situations, the more
effective you will become as a receiver of
performance evaluations partner in performance
management. The more you get involved in
tracking and providing input to your supervisor
the more likely your evaluation will capture your
overall contributions.
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NMSU POLICY UNION CONTRACT PROVISIONS
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Key to Quiz
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Joint Responsibility

1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. b

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Avoidance

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. a

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Short-Term Game Playing

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. c

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MAKE IT HAPPEN!