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Grow and Perform at Stanford (GPS) supports a collaborative partnership between you and your manager to align goals, check-in and recalibrate together, and celebrate successes throughout the performance year. Below you will find tools and resources for each phase in the GPS process.
Goal Setting
Setting goals is a collaborative process between you and your manager. By taking a synergistic approach, you can set clear, concrete and connected expectations for results and behaviors to foster a partnership for a successful year for you, your team, and your organization.
Goal Setting process:
Program Tools
- The four types of goals guide
- SMART goals worksheet
- Responsibilities vs. goals infographic
- From job responsibilities to goal development guide
- List of competencies
- Goal alignment and planning video
GPS Goal Setting Resources
Check-ins
Two-way, open, frequent conversations build a partnership for growth that allows you and your manager to set destinations, course-correct, and celebrate successes as destinations are reached.
Discussing goal progress and milestones during a check-in and documenting it in the GPS system is a great way to support your effort as you move into the annual review summary phase of GPS.
Check-In process:
Program Tools
System Tools
LinkedIn Learning Courses (New!)
- Making feedback a regular, ongoing process (2 min.)
- Nano Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback with Lorraine Lee (11 min.)
- How to Give and Receive Useful Feedback Every Month (25 min.)
- Asking for Feedback as an Employee (21 min.)
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Annual Review
Review your performance and celebrate your successes.
The annual review phase offers the opportunity to summarize your achievements against your goals, responsibilities, and competencies, celebrate your successes, and chart a tangible path forward based on accountability and growth.
Annual Review process:
Program Tools
- Annual Review Tips & Best Practices (New!)
- Accomplishment tracker worksheet
- Annual Review overview video
System Tools
GPS Binary Form Resources
(School of Engineering, Stanford Law School)
GPS 5-Point Rating Resources
(Stanford Alumni Association, Business Affairs, External Relations, Land, Buildings & Real Estate, Offices of the President & Provost, and University Human Resources)
- Annual Review system job aid: 5-point rating
- GPS 5-point rating scale
- Job aid video tutorial: 5-point rating (employee version)
GPS No Rating Resources
(Dean of Research, Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Education, Humanities & Sciences, Vice President for the Arts and Vice Provost for Student Affairs)
LinkedIn Learning Courses (New!)
- Preparing for your review (26 min.)
- Articulating your value (35 min.)
- Discovering your strengths (55 min.)
- Determine your greatest strengths (3 min.)
- Create systems for accountability success (4 min.)
- Where are your growth opportunities? (3 min.)
- Storytelling (68 min.)
To learn how to create and access your free LinkedIn Learning account, visit the Free Learning Platforms web page