What I've always found most effective is for the organization to work together to identify the top 3-5 values and competencies that are meaningful there, and design the form around those, rather than using something off the shelf. Museums do have certain common features across organizations, like a high demand for collaboration, need for initiative and independent work, customer orientation, etc. Yet each museum has a different topic, constituency, and way of expressing its ideas - so each might place priorities on different skills and attributes. Once you've identified and clearly described those critical needs, you can create a simple rating scale and narrative section for each. Be sure to include at least one competency area that speaks to basic professionalism such as punctuality, respect for others, etc., so that you always have a place to discuss and document performance in make-or-break areas as well.
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Michelle Moon
Chief Program Officer
Tenement Museum
New York, NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-14-2020 12:26 PM
From: Wayne Gannaway
Subject: Employee Performance Reviews
Has anyone seen or used a museum-centric employee performance review form? Format's that I've seen/used in the past have seem to lack benchmarks or feedback questions relevant to our discipline and ethos. I would greatly appreciate ideas or example. Cheers!
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Wayne Gannaway
Executive Director
MN
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