Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a staff analyst.
A Staff Analyst is responsible for conducting complex research and analytical studies of a highly technical and specialized nature on critical issues or developments that have a significant impact on the policies, goals, objectives and operations of a company.
The primary duties of this position are researching, analyzing and interpreting complex information like the legislative, demographic etc., assist the management in making decisions to resolve critical problems based on analysis, developing theories and policies, formulating strategies for action on the main issues, researching information using a wide variety of local, state and federal resources, preparing and presenting comprehensive narrative and statistical report of findings, developing and preparing policy statements, making presentations before department heads and program managers.
Employee Performance Goals Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Performance Goals for Next Period | |
Performance Goals | Employee Comments |
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| VERBAL COMMUNICATION: Weigh my words first before I speak them out to avoid saying unwanted things. Seek clarification on the points that are not very well understood. | [employee comments goal] |
| LISTENING SKILLS: Practice on a regular basis to improve the listening skill abilities. Learn to give constructive feedback when called upon to do so | [employee comments goal] |
| FACILITATION: Encourage member to member dialogues more than facilitator to member dialogues on discussion boards Provide group members with materials and tools necessary to make discussions run smoothly | [employee comments goal] |
| SUPERVISORY SKILLS: Demonstrate a flexible leadership style that is friendly and helpful Maintain a conflict free environment by dealing with pending issues | [employee comments goal] |
| APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION SKILLS: Make decisions that favor all the employees instead of some Think through every decision to determine if it caters for all employees | [employee comments goal] |
| EMPATHY: Open up ways for offering help and support to colleagues by telling them if they need anything they can ask Spend more time reading books and blogs that explain how to be more empathetic at work and in the community in order to make improvements | [employee comments goal] |
| SELF AWARENESS: Ask trusted colleagues for feedback on one's habits, personality, values and needs in order to discover areas that need improvement Train oneself to focus for long period without getting distracted and avoid situations that can cause distractions | [employee comments goal] |
| DEADLINES - ON TIME: Make sure to do things early enough and refrain from blaming others when one is unable to meet deadlines Take regular breaks between tasks in order to refresh own mind and get ready to handle the next task | [employee comments goal] |
| LONG RANGE PLANNING: Analyze the company's opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses in order to identify the current status of the company and make more informed decisions about how it can grow Break down the long-range plan into smaller, manageable plans in order to make it easily achievable | [employee comments goal] |
| RESOURCE USE: Decide what projects or tasks need to be completed first and make sure that everyone is onboard Manage own day properly and set clear objectives with specific deadlines and time targets | [employee comments goal] |
Summary |
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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: |