People & Communication
Staff Performance
Make development part of the conversation.
Structure professional goals, review conversations and development actions around staff responsibilities.
Agree priorities connected to the person’s actual responsibilities.
START WITH THE ACTUAL WORK
Why connect staff performance?
An annual form means little without clear goals, relevant evidence, and follow-through on the development actions staff agree with their managers.
WHAT THIS CAPABILITY BRINGS TOGETHER
Staff Performance: records, decisions, and handovers.
Role-relevant goals
Agree priorities connected to the person’s actual responsibilities.
Evidence and reflection
Bring staff reflection and review evidence into a considered conversation.
Development follow-through
Assign learning or support actions with owners and review dates.
FOLLOW THE WORK FROM START TO FINISH
Explore the staff performance workflow.
This interactive illustration explains the operating model. It contains no live institutional records.
Agree priorities connected to the person’s actual responsibilities.
Bring staff reflection and review evidence into a considered conversation.
Assign learning or support actions with owners and review dates.
Agree performance goals
Agree goals that reflect the staff member’s role.
A WORKED EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIO
A development review should lead to supported action
A teacher and reviewer agree a development goal, but the next review is months away. A stored rating alone does little to support improvement.
The decision and its context
Record the agreed goal, relevant evidence, support commitment and review date. Distinguish coaching notes from formal outcomes and give access according to the purpose of the review.
What a complete outcome looks like
The staff member should understand the action and available support. The reviewer should be able to follow progress without treating attendance at training as proof of changed practice.
A CAPABILITY, NOT AN ISLAND
Connect staff performance with the next workflow.
The same institutional context should support the next responsible team’s action. Explore the connected capabilities.
Organize staff profiles, employment details, responsibilities and the records needed to support institutional teams.
Meetings & AppointmentsCoordinate appointment availability, participant details and follow-up for institutional conversations.
Document ManagementOrganize institutional documents by purpose, ownership, version and access responsibilities.
YOUR INSTITUTION’S RULES
Set the rules for staff performance.
- Review cycles and goal categories
- Reviewer relationships and evidence rules
- Development action owners and dates
WHEN THE DAY DOESN’T FOLLOW THE DEFAULT
A staff member changes manager during the cycle
Preserve the agreed goals and record the handover of review responsibility.
Staff PerformanceRole-relevant goals → Development follow-throughSEE HOW THE WORK CONNECTS
Staff Performance
Managers · HR · Staff. Agree priorities connected to the person’s actual responsibilities.
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Role-relevant goals
Agree priorities connected to the person’s actual responsibilities.
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Evidence and reflection
Bring staff reflection and review evidence into a considered conversation.
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Development follow-through
Assign learning or support actions with owners and review dates.
Illustrative workflow · Shape the details around your institution.
AUTOMATION WITH A PURPOSE
When a development action reaches its review date.
Use an agreed trigger and response while keeping the responsible person in the decision.
A development action reaches its review date
Prompt a follow-up conversation on the agreed action and its outcome.
APPROPRIATE CONTROL
Who can act on staff performance?
Performance discussions need appropriate confidentiality, a visible review process, and access for the relevant staff member and reviewers.
Explore security and institutional controlKNOW WHETHER THE CHANGE IS HELPING
Development carried forward
Review agreed actions completed and goals revisited, not only appraisal forms submitted.
Agree the baseline, reporting period, and owner before comparing results.Connect evidence to decisionsSEE IT IN YOUR CONTEXT
Different institutions. Specific responsibilities.
Institution perspectives
K–12 schoolsHigher educationPeople doing the work
ManagersHRA practical introduction
Bring a representative workflow, one recurring exception, and the people who own the handoffs.
Plan your implementationBEFORE THE CONVERSATION
Useful questions about staff performance.
Can the review include the staff member’s own reflection?
Self-reflection can sit alongside manager evidence, with the final conversation recording shared priorities and any differences in perspective.
How are people prepared for a new workflow?
Use role-based practice with realistic tasks, accessible instructions, and a named support route. Confirm who owns changes to relationships, responsibilities, and permissions.
PUT YOUR PROCESS IN THE PICTURE
Explore staff performance in your institution.
Start with your current workflow, the decisions that take time, and the handoffs you want to improve.
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