Resources for Managers and Staff

With many FAS staff members navigating a new remote, hybrid, and/or flexible landscape, managers may need additional support in managing performance from a distance. Below are some resources that can help managers lead virtually and staff members successfully telework:

• Addressing Challenging Situations in Remote Management: A Guide for FAS Managers
• Harvard ManageMentor – Performance Appraisal
• Harvard Business Review – How Managers Can Support Remote Employees
• Harvard Business Review - How to Manage an Employee Who’s Struggling to Perform Remotely

Additional resources on telework can be found on the Dynamic Work at FAS page.

Online Resources for Managers

• Coaching as Conversation: a Guide for Managers helps managers navigate coaching conversations, including how to have ongoing coaching conversations, ways to start conversation, and offering constructive criticism.
• Goal Setting (HMM)
• Goal Setting for Business Impact as a Manager
• Team Management (HMM)
• Coaching (HMM)
• Coaching and Developing Employees
• Feedback Essentials (HMM)
• Performance Measurement (HMM)
• Performance Appraisal (HMM)

Online Resources for Staff

• Owning Your Own Performance Management: a Guide for Staff provides guidance to staff on how they can take an active role in their own performance management, including asking for feedback and embracing a growth mindset.
• Practical Tips for Coaching Conversation shares useful ideas for managers and individual contributors in having conversations about performance.
• Develop a High-Performance Mindset
• Giving and Receiving Feedback (University-Wide)
• Influencing Without Authority (University-Wide)