Fostering a Culture of Excellence
UPDATE! In July 2023, nearly 2,000 University employees participated in a performance management survey focused on process improvements.
Based on our review and senior leadership guidance, Human Resource Development (HRD) has established a University Performance Management Design Team to build a new performance review template and modify the annual performance development process for the 2024-25 performance year.
Keep up with our progress under the What’s Coming section of this page!
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2023-24 Performance Year
Efforts to offer an improved template and process are under way. We appreciate your patience as we work carefully and deliberately to provide campus a best-in-class performance development process and review template.
Until then, we are operating with the performance process and Microsoft Word template that has been in place for the past few years. The main goal remains the same: to ensure AU employees and their supervisors work together to reach personal, department/unit and organizational goals. That process is composed of ACE - a new three-part process:
A - Align
(June)
Supervisors and their employees should discuss job functions and responsibilities and goals which should align with Auburn’s strategic plan. Alignment, goal-setting, and job clarity is a critical step that initiates the entire process. Remember, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”
C - Collaborate
(July-April)
Supervisors and their employees should collaborate continuously throughout the entire performance year. Regular one-on-one discussions throughout the performance year provides opportunities for adjustments based on new priorities, praise for accomplishments, or constructive feedback for areas in need of improvement.
E - Evaluate
(May-June)
The process concludes at the end of May with the performance evaluation. IMPORTANT: The evaluation should not include anything that has not already been discussed during the performance year.
What to Know for 2023-24
As a reminder, all Auburn University non-faculty employees who are .5 FTE and higher participate in the annual performance development process.
Important forms and documents for the 2023-24 performance year include:
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Employee Self-Appraisal (Your department may also wish to use another document of its choosing.)
For questions, contact your HR Liaison or email hrddept@auburn.edu
