NAU’s Performance ELEVATED performance management philosophy is guided by a continual focus on elevated performance in the workplace. This is achieved when employees collaborate with their supervisors, providing reciprocal feedback and committing to agreed-upon goals, actions, and desired outcomes, alongside fostering professional development.
Performance ELEVATED President’s Message
Guiding Philosophy
- Annual performance appraisals provide employees and supervisors an opportunity to recognize achievements, offer mutual feedback, and dedicate themselves to agreed-upon goals, actions, and desired outcomes.
- Reoccurring LIFT Conversations between supervisors and employees will foster regular two-way feedback, leading to a shared understanding and agreement that guides the employee’s work, goals, and professional development throughout the year.
- Continuous dialogue of coaching and feedback aimed at fostering a shared understanding to shape the employee’s work, help set objectives, and encourage ongoing professional development.
Every employee is encouraged to actively participate in NAU’s vision, mission, commitments, and success.
Performance ELEVATED Essentials
Learn more about how non-faculty employees* and their supervisors at NAU can collaborate in regular performance feedback and professional development planning.
LIFT Conversations Accordion Open
LIFT Conversations support constructive dialogue between a supervisor and an employee, focusing on areas such as goal progress, strengths, areas for improvement, feedback, and professional development opportunities. Both parties should actively participate, share perspectives, and collaboratively identify strategies for growth and success. A successful LIFT Conversation fosters trust, transparency, and accountability, ultimately driving individual and organizational performance to new heights.
Performance Appraisal Accordion Closed
Performance ELEVATED occurs when employees collaborate annually with their supervisors, offering mutual feedback and dedicating themselves to agreed-upon goals, actions, and desired outcomes. Annual performance appraisals are employee-initiated and collaboratively completed with their supervisors; they serve to assess the past year, recognize achievements, identify areas for improvement, and establish clear expectations.
Performance Appraisals should be completed annually for non-faculty employees.
Coaching & Feedback Accordion Closed
Performance ELEVATED is about engaging in regular coaching & feedback dialogue, fostering mutual understanding and consensus to steer employees’ work, creating objectives, and focusing on continual professional growth. Visit this page for helpful resources and tools on fostering shared accountability between employees and supervisors to promote a culture of excellence in daily performance.
Performance ELEVATED Training Sessions
Asynchronous Training Sessions
Supervisor Trainings Accordion Closed
- Training: Performance ELEVATED – Supervisor’s Training Video
- Description: This training is intended for Supervisors with at least 1 direct report. In this session we will cover:
- What is Performance ELEVATED and how does it work? What are the guiding principals and best practices for giving year-round feedback, and how do we conduct annual performance evaluations?
- What is a LIFT Conversation? And how do we have effective quarterly performance discussions with our employees?
- What is my role as a supervisor, what tools and resources can I find to better engage myself and my employees in the process?
Employee Trainings Accordion Closed
- Training: Performance ELEVATED – Employee Training Video
- Description: This training is intended for non-faculty full time employees who do not supervise others. In this session we will cover:
- What is Performance ELEVATED and how does it work?
- What is a LIFT Conversation? And how do I make the most of my quarterly performance discussions with my supervisor?
- What is my role as an employee?
- How do I complete my annual performance appraisal form?
- What are the tools and resources?
Synchronous Online & In Person Training Sessions
Live training sessions to be announced soon