PERFORMANCE
The once-a-year goal-setting and review process frustrates employees: tracking and guidance are missing, the relevant sections are hard to find, and the annual goals themselves feel too static — some even call it "demotivating".
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
Workday
MAIN TASKS
Managers tasks Learning tasks
ONE TIME TASKS
- Learn about review process
- Set my annual goals
- Review a direct report
SET INTERVAL
- 1Y: Set my annual goals
- 1Y: Request feedback
- 1Y: Do a self-assessment
- 1Y: Receive annual review
- 1Y: Complete annual review for a direct report
- 1Y: Put direct report on a PIP
- 1Y: Approve direct report annual goals
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFIC
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AD HOC
- Request feedback
- Rewards & Recognition (for self and others)
- View my awards (US only)
- Global grading
PAIN POINTS & QUOTES
PAIN POINTS
- Annual goal setting feels too static
- Unclear access to development opportunities
- Lack of clear guidance
QUOTES
“It is my biggest challenge as… its not easy to find it in the system. I had to ask for help to complete it after I tried many times on my own before”
“Doing your annual review it is not very user friendly”
“Setting goals makes you create one very static plan, I would rather to have shorter sprints to be more in the real world”
“I am more concerned about the development plan, but the system is not following up about the kind of plan is there or if it makes sense”
OPPORTUNITIES
- More dynamic annual goal plans
- Easier access to development opportunities