Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a director of compensation.

A director of compensation will be tasked with the responsibility of managing and implementing the organization's compensation programs. This person is normally tasked with ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and in fairness when it comes to compensation issues. He/she will ensure that the compensation structure is employee and company friendly.

The director will also get to perform the following roles besides the main role; these include; managing and directing all staffs involved in handling compensation issues; ensuring that all company compensation structure complies with the laid down rules and regulations, monitor and document all compensational activities, and help in establishing compensation budgets.

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

INSPIRING OTHERS:

Mine the best experiences of one's life and share one's wisdom from a unique point of view in order to inspire someone

Avoid talking when one doesn't have anything positive to say about a colleague to avoid hurting or upsetting them

[employee comments goal]
STRATEGIC PLANNING:

Ask participants to state their own purpose in doing this work and articulate what excites them about the future of the company

Include as many people as possible and as many perspectives as can possibly be accommodated in the physical space

[employee comments goal]
APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION SKILLS:

Make decisions that favor all the employees instead of some

Allow private sessions to discuss the feedback with every individual

[employee comments goal]
ASSERTIVENESS:

Acknowledge other people's rights and remember that everyone has a right to exercise own emotions including anger

Explore alternative solutions to problems and look for ways to prevent them in future

[employee comments goal]
EMOTION MANAGEMENT:

Look for ways to help colleagues who are hurting and in distress

Learn to step away from extreme emotions of distress to allow time to calm down

[employee comments goal]
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE:

Learn to be clear and accurate while providing information, ask good questions and listen carefully

Learn how to tailor an interaction with each person at work based on their position in the company, personality, and cultural orientation

[employee comments goal]
CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY:

Constantly check with one's supervisors and other employees for work to be done after finishing one's task

Be faithful and learn to keep other employees secrets in order to build a strong working relationship and a strong team

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL COMMITMENT:

Prepare a diary for challenges that might interfere with one's daily goals and make a plan to cope with the challenges while staying committed to one's goals

Create habits that are going to lead one down to the right path to accomplishing the committed goal or task

[employee comments goal]
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE SETTING:

Reward and recognize oneself and others when a goal has been accomplished in order to feel motivated to keep working hard

Work closely with underperforming team members in order to identify where the problem is and try to solve it in order to make them more productive

[employee comments goal]
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING:

Volunteer in community activities within the community that supports the venture

Consistently follow up with existing customers, prospects, and business alliances

[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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