Setting and realizing goals is integral to our mission to develop leaders. This time of year, it is critical to set the tone for your and your team’s performance all year. The goal setting process ends on April 5, and 2023 evaluations are due April 30. 

As always, below we are sharing tools and resources to help guide you through the process.

In case you missed it, here are the recording and presentation from the most recent HR Topics for People Leaders.

We’re also sharing other Institute updates important to leaders.  

In this month’s newsletter: 

On behalf of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, we’re sharing this opportunity to participate in Giving Day which helps support scholarships for students. Georgia Tech Giving Day is March 12 at noon through March 13 at 9 p.m. That’s 33 hours to celebrate the 33% of the Tech experience funded by donors. 

During Georgia Tech Giving Day, the Yellow Jacket community will swarm – from across the country and around the world – to show its Georgia Tech pride.     

You can check out the site in advance to see everything going on, plan your donations, or even register to be a Giving Day Ambassador. Then on March 12-13, visit GTgives.org to follow along with all the fun, excitement, and pride as your gift joins others in support of Georgia Tech.  

Join us for the final Talk in this series! We're having transparent conversations about compensation and career navigation at Tech.

All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend, ask questions, and share feedback.

RSVP and save the following sessions on your calendar.

The Annual Evaluations module is now active, and you can complete the 2023 annual evaluations for your direct reports. 

As a reminder, the Performance Management @Tech module provides supervisors a streamlined and user-friendly interface to conduct these evaluations, fostering a more efficient and transparent performance assessment process. Once supervisors complete the annual evaluation for direct reports, employees will receive an email notification to review and provide feedback within the system to then submit it for the supervisor's final approval. 

As always, we have resources available to guide you through the process:

Goals are objectives to be accomplished by the end of the annual review period. Seeing how your goals fit with broader departmental goals or strategic priorities, as well as the Institute’s values and current leadership, makes your work more meaningful. 

The planning phase is the foundation of the entire process. In this phase, SMART goals and objectives are set for the performance period. 

Goals that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Based) increase employee motivation and commitment to goal attainment, leading to greater success. 

Did you know supervisors at Tech have access to HireVue? This platform allows for video screenings of job candidates. Georgia Tech Human Resources introduced HireVue as part of process updates to support managers through the recruitment phase.

As interest and adoption has grown, we are inviting you to an information session on Thursday, March 21, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The process is to benefit you and your candidates, providing a quality experience.  

Taking these initial steps before training will enhance your experience.  

As a leader at Georgia Tech, the Institute relies on you to encourage your teams to complete the mandatory 2024 Spring Biannual Compliance Training by Friday, March 22. The Manager Ethics and Compliance Report allows people leaders to view all direct reports who have not completed the training. You can access the report here. 

Click here to learn more about the 2024 Spring Biannual Compliance training, including answers to FAQs. 

There are several resources to help you and your employees with the 2024 Spring Biannual Compliance Training:    

Supporting the Institute's mission and strategic plan to develop a world-class workforce committed to enhancing employee skills we'll be sharing more learning opportunities with you each month. Below is access to Workplace Learning & Professional Development (WLPD) 2024 course catalog. 

Sign up for an upcoming WLPD course and set yourself up for success! While some courses may currently be full, cancellations do occur so please join the waitlist to be updated about openings. To explore courses offered throughout the year, as well as additional programming and resources, check out the WLPD 2024 Learning Resource Guide.

Registration for our courses takes place in Georgia Tech's new faculty and staff online learning portal. After selecting a course by clicking on the course title, use your GT credentials to log into the portal. You will be taken to the “Course Confirmation” page where you will confirm your registration.

Human Resources services provided by the Administrative Services Center (ASC) are temporarily moving from their current location at 500 Tech Parkway across the street to 755 Marietta Street. The move, effective Feb.19, will accommodate renovations taking place in the Human Resources/ASC building. Our goal is to make this transition a seamless one. As part of the ongoing Campus Connectivity Plan, this closure is necessary as we work towards enhancing our campus facilities for everyone’s benefit.

You can visit the Managers web page and access all the previous PLN newsletter editions and HR Topics for People Leaders recordings.

Include peer recognition in regular team meetings by having each employee give kudos to a peer as part of the meeting closure, preferably during discussions about recent work for context freshness.

This month's tip sheet is all about Nutrition Awareness, and empowering you to explore resources around intuitive eating while bidding farewell to the restrictive diet mentality.

We’re using our social media channels to help you promote job vacancies, too!  

If you have a job post you’d like us to share, or a great story to highlight our culture use the button below to share it with us.

We’ll see you online!