Personal Development & Performance Review (PDPR)

Managing and Improving Performance

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The Personal Development and Performance Review (PDPR)

The Personal Development and Performance Review (PDPR) is a structured and transparent process aimed at setting clear objectives, identifying individual development needs, reviewing progress, and aligning with our University's core values and behaviours. It is a key mechanism for ensuring that both personal growth and organisational goals are continuously supported.

The PDPR serves as a valuable opportunity for staff to take a step back from their their day-to-day activities and reflect on their achievements over the past year. It provides a platform for open dialogue about performance, career aspirations, and personal development. Through this reflective process, staff can assess their successes, identify areas for improvement, and explore avenues for professional growth.

Additionally, the PDPR facilitates the creation of actionable plans for the upcoming year and beyond, fostering both immediate progress and long-term career development. This ensures that each individual's contributions align with the strategic objectives of the University while also supporting their personal and professional journey.

How does the online PDPR process and system work?

This video provides a step-by-step guide to the PDPR process, demonstrating how people managers can easily set up a new PDPR, although the system is intuitive and user-friendly.

People managers can access their team's PDPRs through iTrent, while staff members can access their own PDPRs via MyHR.

If you wish to know more detail, further information can be found on the MyHR webpage, the MyHR userguide or People Manager (iTrent) userguide.

The PDPR Guidelines, FAQs and Training

If you wish to know more detail about the academic or professional and technical services PDPRs, further information can be found on the links below:

Further training courses are available for people managers and also staff who would like to get the best out of their PDPR meetings. Use the dropdown links at the top of this page to book a place via MyHR.

The Talent Hub

Our University depends on the expertise and commitment of our staff to provide top-quality education and research.

Therefore, talent development plays a vital role in helping Schools, Services, and staff enhance teaching, research, and administrative capabilities, ultimately fostering academic excellence and improving the student experience.

In the Talent Hub you can find a wide selection of talent tools, resources and frameworks, including the Huddersfield Leader Framework, the Talent Conversation Tool and 9-Box Grid, our 360 Feedback Tool for people managers and the Digital Capabilities Discovery Tool.

Values, Behaviours and Engagement

Every organisation has its own unique culture, and at our University, we succeed because of our people. Our culture is shaped by three core values - Team, Excellence, and Community - which guide us in our daily work.

Each value is supported by specific behaviours, offering a shared understanding of what it means to be part of our University community.

To learn more, please visit our Values, Behaviours and Engagement webpage, where you'll find videos featuring our Vice-Chancellor and staff, sharing what these values mean to them and how they and their teams incorporate them into their work.

Huddersfield Leader Framework

The Huddersfield Leader Framework identifies what best practice in management and leadership at our University looks, feels and sounds like. It outlines the core competencies and behaviours for all managers, current and future.

Each competency includes a brief description that every manager can use to guide them, and clearly outlines what staff can expect from their leaders and managers.

To find out more, please watch this short introductory video.

E-Learning: PDPRs and 1-2-1's

You can access your Learn-Upon account using your University email address and password.

PDPR - LinkedIn Learning

If you would like to explore our PDPR-related LinkedIn Learning collections, please click on the see more button.