Performance planning
At the beginning of each performance cycle, senior leaders inside each school/unit identify organizational goals that align with Quest 2028: One VCU Together We Transform, the university's strategic plan. When individual employees create their performance goals for the year, those goals will align with the organizational goals of their school/unit.
During the performance planning conversation at the beginning of each performance cycle, the manager and employee discuss expectations for the upcoming year, review the university’s core competencies and create a career development plan. The manager and employee can work collaboratively to draft no more than 6 or 7 performance goals for the year. The employee then enters those goals into Talent@VCU and submits them to their manager, who will approve the goals.
Learn more about conversations surrounding performance goal-setting by viewing the Performance Management Guide. Additional trainings on many topics are available on LinkedIn Learning. Try using key words like ‘Goal Setting’, ‘Preparing Your Review’, ‘Career Development’ or ‘Receiving Feedback’ to find a training that is right for you.
The Performance Management guidelines are designed for university leadership, managers, employees, and human resources personnel to use in the implementation of the performance management process for VCU University and Academic Professionals and Classified employees. The guidelines include a guide to Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals and the objective is to provide a common understanding of the purpose, methods, and procedures involved in the performance management process at VCU.
Guide to Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Developing sound goals is critical to managing employees’ performance. Each year managers work with employees to set performance goals for the upcoming year/evaluation period. Goals should be S.M.A.R.T. - specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused and time-bound. Open the table of contents and click on the appendix which includes an entire section on SMART goals.
View the VCU core and leadership competencies .
Career development
View more information on career development on InsideHR.
- How to view the Talent@VCU employee profile and snapshot for direct reports