{"id":22501,"date":"2020-04-15T00:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/one-on-one-sessions-for-vbp-org-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T01:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:55:05","slug":"one-on-one-sessions-for-vbp-org-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/one-on-one-sessions-for-vbp-org-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Creation  Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"introduction\">\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><em><strong>This checklist is meant to support you in the designing and creation of your own PIP.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Performance improvement plans are known to create stress for those receiving them due to certain negative connotations surrounding them. These spring mostly from stories of employers misusing PIPs to signal the 'beginning of the end' for an employee's position at an organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, PIPs should be quite the opposite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Performance improvement plans are meant to be a deliberate process designed to help an employee improve in their role so that they can begin to thrive in their job, ideally leaving them with a newfound resolve to succeed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, this can take quite a bit of work. Use this template to smoothen out the process for you so that you can spend more time implementing the PIP and less time creating it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"documentation--basic-details\">\n<h2>Documentation - Basic Details<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Fill out the basic details below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Employee Name <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Job Title <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Department <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Date of Initial Meeting <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"date-container\"> <button type=\"button\" disabled class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-calendar btn-icon\"><\/i> Date will be set here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Names of Other Participants <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"documentation--issues--expected-performance\">\n<h2>Documentation - Issues &amp; Expected Performance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Write down details of where the employee in question has fallen short regarding their performance\/responsibilities. Remember to include the corresponding date of the issues' occurrences as well as the required and\/or expected standard of performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You can add additional issues as shown in the GIF below by editing the template.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/iGYF25RZ4ck1_jZHLPpG8w.gif\" alt=\"Documentation - Issues &amp; Expected Performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/iGYF25RZ4ck1_jZHLPpG8w.gif\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Issue 1 | Format = [issue - [date] - [issue details] - [required\/expected standard of performance] <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Issue 2 |Format = [issue - [date] - [issue details] - [required\/expected standard of performance] (Copy 5) <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Issue 3 | Format = [issue - [date] - [issue details] - [required\/expected standard of performance] (Copy 4) <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"documentation--goals--improvements-required\">\n<h2>Documentation - Goals &amp; Improvements Required<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Be descriptive, listing out the goals or levels of performance that the employee needs to reach in order to successfully complete the personal improvement plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Reporting for advertisement performance must be completed each week on Monday and submitted to the proper Slack Channel.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The employee must arrive on time each day for the next four weeks.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The employee must deliver their weekly article for review by 3 p.m. every Friday. 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