NU Performance Excellence

The Performance Excellence Process helps the individuals and organizations of Northwestern accomplish their goals.  It encourages leaders and their teams to set priorities for what needs to be accomplished and how things need to be done.  This results in greater workplace effectiveness, efficiency and engagement.

Performance Excellence Handbook

Performance Excellence Annual Plan

Recognizing and Rating Northwestern Behaviors

Getting the Most From Your Performance Review

If you have any questions or comments about these tools, please call your HR Consultant in Chicago (312-503-8481) or Evanston (847-491-7507).

Performance Excellence Workshops

The University's Performance Excellence Process helps individuals and organizations at Northwestern realize their goals. It encourages leaders and teams to set priorities - to decide what needs to be done and how - and become more effective, efficient, and engaged on the job.

HRD560 - Performance Excellence for Managers I: Initiating the Process

In this highly interactive workshop, managers learn how to initiate the University's Performance Excellence Process and receive valuable guidelines and tools. Participants are asked to bring copies of the formal descriptions of their jobs and of those of the employees they directly supervise. Discussions and exercises focus on the first four of five key leadership responsibilities:

Key Points

• Setting individual performance objectives
• Recognizing Northwestern behaviors
• Setting development objectives
• Giving feedback

**$50 no-show/cancellation fee. Chart string (formerly CUFS) required to register.**
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HRD570 - Performance Excellence for Managers II: Completing the Process

In Part II, managers learn how to complete the Performance Excellence yearly cycle. Discussions and exercises focus on the fifth key leadership responsibility:

Key Point

• Conducting year-end performance reviews

**$50 no-show/cancellation fee. Chart string (formerly CUFS) required to register.**
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HRD550 - Performance Excellence for Employees: What, Why and How *

In this informal workshop, employees learn how to get the most from participating in the Performance Excellence Process. Discussions and exercises focus on two key responsibilities:

Key Points

• Working with your manager to set goals for your work and your professional development
• Discussing progress with your manager during the year

*Performance Excellence for Employees is offered as part of NEO Part 2 so if you are registered or plan to register for NEO Part 2, you do not need to attend this session.
**$50 no-show/cancellation fee. Chart string (formerly CUFS) required to register.**
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For more information about workshops, please contact Learning & Organization Development at training@northwestern.edu or 847-467-5081.