Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a cytology laboratory manager.

A Cytology Laboratory Manager has the primary task of performing complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Additionally, he or she will provide technical management for all cytology laboratories while at the same time ensuring high-quality technical performance within the laboratory.

Other duties and responsibilities that he or she will be assigned include; coordinate all training for current and new employees within the department, review all procedures and policies for the department, evaluate new laboratory cytological procedures, attend to meetings and conferences, ensure all cytology procedures are done within the confines of the stipulated rules and regulations and manage the budget and inventory of the cytology lab.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

FACILITATION:

Provide regular and timely feedback to group members in order to help them identify their strengths and work on weak areas

Connect discussions with the current of previous tasks and try to find similarities or differences that will help solve a problem at hand

[employee comments goal]
DECISION MAKING:

Search for data that sheds some light on the issue at hand and ask for help to evaluate the objectivity and completeness of the data

Think through the best people one should involve in the decision-making process in order to avoid making poor decisions

[employee comments goal]
STRATEGIC PLANNING:

Acknowledge the value of going through the strategic planning process and support implementation of the already completed strategic plan

Analyze the company's competitive advantages and reflect on how one can use these to drive sales of the company's products and services

[employee comments goal]
SUPERVISORY SKILLS:

Demonstrate a flexible leadership style that is friendly and helpful

Develop a managerial style that seeks to honor and respect each employee for their worth

[employee comments goal]
EMOTION MANAGEMENT:

Do other things outside work such as watching TV, exercising, surfing the internet, etc. that will help forget a stressful situation at work

Learn how to replace unproductive self-talk or physical responses with "I've got this" responses

[employee comments goal]
COMMITMENT TO THE JOB:

Be a team player; contribute one's own strengths and support other employees' weaknesses, to ensure a strong, winning dynamic

Take the initiative to meet the needs at hand rather than wait to be told what to do

[employee comments goal]
MONITORING OTHERS:

Make employees document their work and keep records of their progress in checklists, activity logs or progress reports

Send out emails to employees who constantly seem to be wasting time reminding them that they are on company time

[employee comments goal]
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING:

Set measurable objectives in order to know when one is making progress and whether or not one is on the right track

Set consistent goals for team members with the same responsibilities and refrain from framing goals as a competition among team members

[employee comments goal]
MANAGING DETAILS:

Show concern for all areas of the work provided and follow up on work outputs

Clearly communicate to other employees when they are not meeting the expected results and encourage them to propose ideas to increase performance

[employee comments goal]
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE:

Increase links to networks of individuals and groups from different cultural backgrounds

Put extra effort in understanding people with different cultural backgrounds and provide a cohesive environment for everyone

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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