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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Performance Excellence Handbook
2 Northwestern University Performance Excellence Handbook
Stage 1:
Set expectations at
the beginning of the
performance year
(June)
Employee and manager work together to write employee performance objectives,
discuss Northwestern behaviors, and set development objectives. Individual objec-
tives need to be aligned with those of the department, the school or administrative
unit, and the University and people need to see the connections among them:
Tools:
Setting Performance Objectives (page 4)
Demonstrating Northwestern Behaviors (page 5)
Setting Development Objectives (page 6)
Performance Excellence Annual Plan (page 8)
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The Performance Excellence Process
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.
University
objectives
School or administrative
unit objectives
Department objectives
Individual objectives
The Cascading of
Performance Excellence
Objectives
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