Here's the latest Global Performance Management Schedule for YE2000 and some 
friendly reminder tips for you and your direct reports.   The system is 
scheduled to open for feedback in 35 days.   Please forward all mid-year 2000 
evaluations to Janet De La Paz at EB3658a.

July 31-Oct 13th  Development & Testing
Oct. 2 -13th           Training-HR Community
Oct 9-27th             Training-All Employees
Oct 16th               System Opens to HR Community
Oct. 23rd         System Opens for Feedback
Nov. 17th        System Closes for Feedback
Nov. 20th        PRC Meetings begin
Dec. 15th        PRC Meetings Conclude
Jan 4-5th         Executive Committee Meeting

Reminders
Request that employees maintain an updated list of their acheivements and 
contributions to your group.   Tell them the information they forward to you 
will better help you in representing them.   
The focus of the PRC this year will remain on development of the employee and 
will emphasize comparing everyone within a particular peer group relative to 
everyone else in their peer group.  
Update your documentation of employee performance and communicate the key 
highlights of their performance or lack thereof  now with your direct reports 
so that the evaluation process creates minimal or no surprises for your 
direct report.   It is much easier to have a constructive evaluation session 
with your direct report if he/she already knows what the key areas of needed 
development are.   An ideal situation for the supervisor is one in which 
employees with performance issues (can't do or won't do) choose to exit the 
group voluntarily before the self evident evaluation has to be given. 

I will continue to provide updates and reminders as they become available.  
Let me know if you have any questions. 
hgm