[Previously named: Develop] Having rewarding performance conversations with your employees takes planning, skill and confidence. Engaging in these conversations effectively has many benefits for you as a supervisor, the people on your team, and the entire organization.

In this course you will be introduced to UVic's Performance and Development Cycle and use strategies and tools to draw upon to support your employees through each of the three steps in the cycle. Strategies explored will include setting meaningful goals, adopting a coaching/appreciative mindset, giving effective feedback and responding to defensiveness.

This is an essential course to have in your "supervisor's toolkit" to contribute to the growth of your employees, your team and the organization.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Explain your role and responsibilities at UVic in supporting the Performance and Development Cycle with your employees
• Apply good goal-setting process to help employees create meaningful goals
• Use communication tools and strategies in performance conversations to support employee development
• Identify tools and resources that support your role and your employees (PDC form and handouts), and where to find them