Employees using Small Improvements
Hi there, employees using Small Improvements! This is your guide to understanding how to use and leverage Small Improvements, to host recurring collaborative feedback discussions with your manager in 1:1s; give praise to your colleagues for great work; set goals, update and check in on these throughout the Objectives period; nominate reviewers for your 360º Feedback; driving a Feedback Request whenever you need it; and writing a Performance Review, all while referencing the performance you've given to date to write a more accurate and fruitful review.
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Setting up and viewing your own Profile
If you aren't using any of our HRIS integrations, this is how Employees can set up and customise their profiles in SI.
Praise
Creating a Praise
How to create a Praise and give recognition to your colleagues in Small Improvements, giving a shout-out to the fantastic work being done that deserves some credit!
Small Improvements Praise <> Slack
This video demonstrates how you can leave Praise not only from inside SI, but also inside your Slack account. It removes the need to be in the tool to give recognition and celebrate great work, taking that ability right to where you already are.
1:1 Meetings
How to use 1:1s
1:1s in Small Improvements are a chance for you to collaborate with your manager on your performance, and ensure these ongoing conversations roll up into the more formal Reviews, making for a more fruitful and easier assessment. This video shows how 1:1s work.
Objectives
Creating and Customising your Objective
This video walks you through where to create, customise, view and update your goals and objectives inside Small Improvements.
360º Feedback
How 360s generally work - nominating, manager approval and writing feedback.
The first important thing to note is you'll be invited by email to nominate your reviewers for your 360º Feedback - the rest of the video explains what happens after, and shows how best to write more relevant and helpful feedback to those who nominated you.
Feedback Requests
Creating a feedback request for your growth
Employees can drive their own development and growth at any time, by initiating a Feedback Request from their colleagues, managers or even upper management.
Reviews
Writing your self-assessment
This video explains where you fill out their Self-Assessment, and talks through the review experience. The Helpful Resources sidebar in the review will be a particularly important aid to write a more relevant, accurate and contextual assessment, while referring to potential internal documentation HR have in place.