Course Overview
In today’s fast-paced engineering organizations, performance rubrics are only as powerful as the conversations and goals they inspire. This course teaches leaders how to turn standard evaluation frameworks into growth-oriented dialogues that align each engineer’s personal aspirations with the company’s strategic objectives. You’ll learn to transform routine check-ins into collaborative goal-setting sessions that drive both individual development and measurable business impact.
Who Should Attend
- Engineering managers and team leads seeking to elevate their performance-review process
- HR professionals partnering with technical teams
- Senior engineers acting as mentors or tech-leads
- People-ops partners supporting goal alignment
What You’ll Learn
- Designing Growth-Focused Rubrics
- Translating your organization’s competencies into clear, actionable criteria
- Ensuring fairness, transparency, and consistency across teams
- Conducting Effective Evaluation Conversations
- Framing feedback as a two-way dialogue
- Active listening techniques for uncovering individual motivators
- Aligning Personal and Business Goals
- Crafting SMART objectives that serve both career aspirations and product/engineering roadmaps
- Mapping individual development plans to team- and company-level OKRs
- Creating Ongoing Development Plans
- Building milestone-based roadmaps for skills growth, cross-training, and leadership readiness
- Leveraging stretch assignments, mentorship, and learning resources
- Measuring and Reviewing Progress
- Defining success metrics for personal growth and organizational outcomes
- Running weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly check-ins that keep goals on track and adapt to changing priorities
Course Modules
| Module | Topics Covered | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Foundations of Evaluation | • Why rubrics matter• Common pitfalls in engineering reviews | Rubric template audit |
| 2. Rubric Design Workshop | • Competency mapping• Writing clear behavioral indicators | Custom rubric draft |
| 3. Feedback & Coaching Skills | • Feedback models (SBI, BOOST)• Listening & questioning | Conversation role-play guides |
| 4. Goal-Setting Strategies | • Linking to OKRs• SMART goal writing | Sample goal matrix |
| 5. Development Roadmaps | • Milestones & learning paths• Resource curation | Personal growth plan template |
| 6. Tracking & Analytics | • Progress dashboards• Course corrections | Metrics dashboard example |
Key Benefits
- Stronger Engagement: Empower your engineers to own their development.
- Better Retention: Show your team that growth equals opportunity.
- Aligned Outcomes: Tie individual wins to product delivery and business KPIs.
- Scalable Process: Use repeatable templates and tools across all levels.
Delivery Options
- Live Virtual Workshops (4×2-hour sessions)
- On-Demand Self-Study with downloadable templates and videos
- Blended Learning: Combine live Q&A clinics with self-paced modules
Ready to turn performance reviews into growth engines?
Contact us to schedule a pilot workshop or to purchase self-study access for your organization.