This month Dr. Brandon Sullivan, Senior Director of Leadership and Talent Development in the Office of Human Resources, offers his insight on dealing with change.
In an ideal world all faculty and staff would be high performers with high potential, while that’s not the case, knowing how to develop them can help to move them in the right direction.
Setting goals can be a painful, meaningless exercise for everyone, or it can be a powerful way to drive performance and keep your staff engaged and challenged. Here are some ideas for getting the most out goal setting.
Research suggests meaningful performance management is possible using a more fluid process involving many discussions and interactions throughout the year.
In a perfect world, the selection and hiring process would be fast and easy. Insightful interviews would point to one standout candidate who was able to start work immediately with little or no training required.
Data from the most recent Employee Engagement survey identified an opportunity for leaders and supervisors to develop a culture of feedback at the University.
Over the past few years, we've invited you to participate in the Employee Engagement Survey in October and we've had strong participation. The survey is now conducted biennially so that leaders, faculty, and staff have more time to use past survey data to take action.