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HR News & Announcements

FY23 Performance Excellence Enhancements

To address community feedback, HR professionals from across the University explored enhancements to the FY23 Performance Excellence (PEX) cycle and user experience. Their recommendations resulted in the following enhancements:  

  • New career development resources for staff and managers  
  • An Individual Development Plan (IDP) Guide to support career and professional development planning  
  • Two career conversation guides for staff and managers to support year-round conversations 
  • In collaboration with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, updated language to the Diversity value in the review form   

Additionally, HR is exploring ways to enhance the user experience in myHR Learn and on the Performance Excellence webpage.  

Resources for Staff Recognition and Well-being

  • Recognition Practices Finder: Search ideas for managers and staff for encouraging and thanking individuals or teams.
  •  Gratitude Wall: Extend gratitude to a colleague, team or group on the virtual gratitude wall.
  •  Well-being Practices: Access mindfulness, movement and social connectedness practices to integrate into meetings or do on your own.

Portable Caregiving Grants Available

Northwestern's Portable Caregiving Grant is for faculty, staff, and postdocs to help mitigate the financial and accessibility burdens caregivers face. This grant complements our center-based fee assistance program and may be used for care at centers outside our center partnerships as well as home daycare and in-home care for both children and adults/seniors. Learn more.