Stage 1
Senior Executive - Performance Management Plan
This plan is designed to record your business (work) outcomes, leadership behaviours, learning and development plans and career
aspiration and goals. Over the course of the performance management cycle, this plan may be reviewed and amended to ensure that you
receive appropriate support in achieving your business outcomes and demonstrating appropriate leadership behaviour.
Officer name: Officer signature:
Classification Level: Manager signature:
Division/Branch: Date of meeting:
Manager name: Period of plan:
Section 1: Business (work) outcomes and performance measures (‘what is to be achieved’)
Business / work outcome Performance measures(s) Link to
What I expect to achieve over this performance cycle – In determining performance measures, the manager and officer together Agency strategic objectives
recorded in order of importance. should focus on and discuss the following questions: Division / Branch objectives
What would indicate that the business/work outcome has been as appropriate
Typically, performance agreements should contain 4-5 achieved to the required standard?
work outcomes with 2-4 performance measures How will we know if the business/work outcome has been attained to
for each work outcome. the desired level?
What would success on the particular business/work outcome look like?
How has the officer upheld the State Service Principles and Code of
Conduct and required behaviours standards for performance?
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Section 2: Leadership behaviour (‘how it’s achieved’)
In developing your leadership capability, you should make reference to the Senior Executive Leadership Capability Framework.
Leadership Capability Performance measure(s)
1. Shapes strategic thinking
2. Achieves results
3. Cultivates productive working relationships
4. Exemplifies personal drive and integrity
5. Communicates with influence
Section 3: Learning and development plan
It may be useful to refer to the review of your leadership behaviours in the Senior Executive Leadership Capability Self-Assessment Tool.
Priority Learning need(s) Relates to business, work Learning activity Responsibility /
outcome or professional How will my learning needs be met? timing
development
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Section 4: Career Aspirations & Goals
The focus of this section is a discussion around your career aspirations and goals. As part of this, your manager should:
Provide information on corporate directions of [your Agency]
Discuss your career aspirations and goals
Work through options for accessing appropriate opportunities for you to develop skills & broaden experience
eg. work on projects outside normal work area; seek transfer or temporary assignment to another area, coaching, formal training / education)
Provide honest and realistic feedback – help to validate our abilities and goals
It is important to note that as an individual, you have primary responsibility for your own learning and self-development, but to do this effectively you require the
assistance and support of your managers. Utilising the feedback processes through performance management and this discussion around career aspirations and
goals will help ensure that you and your manager agree on priority development needs and the best ways to meet those needs.
Outline of the Officers career aspirations and goals Managers comments
Section 5: Expectations about the working relationship between the manager and officer
Provides an opportunity for a two-way conversation around the ongoing working relationship between the manger and officer. Ensures a shared understanding in
terms of what the officer expects from manager and the managers expectations of the officer in undertaking the role.
What the Manager is seeking in the working relationship What the Officer is seeking in the working relationship
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