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Agile per­for­mance man­age­ment is an approach to man­ag­ing employ­ee per­for­mance and devel­op­ment.

It is col­lab­o­ra­tive, involv­ing reg­u­lar con­ver­sa­tions and con­tin­u­ous feed­back.

The new approach offers flexibility in many ways. Feedback, such as comments and competency ratings, can be exchanged among all levels of staff, not just through the traditional route where a supervisor gives feedback to a direct report.

The Secretary-General’s vision for a more effective and accountable organization has at its core a strengthened performance management cycle. For the most recent performance management cycle (2017-18) e-Performance for 90% of staff in the global Secretariat was completed by the extended deadline of 31 July 2018. This is the second cycle in a row in which 90 per cent compliance was reached after several years of steady improvement.

Here is what our performance management data from 2017-18 reveals: