oals reflect each employee's contribution to Seagate. They are the desired, or required, outcomes an employee is accountable for achieving during the fiscal year. Goals may be project-related or tied to key responsibilities and should support his/her manager's and team's goals. Seagate recommends that goals follow the "SMART" criteria, that is, Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Achievable, Relevant/Realistic and Timebound. FY2014 dates are July 1, 2013 to June 27, 2014.
Throughout the year employees enter Results to reflect goal accomplishments. Employees also have the option to provide comments as to how well goals have been achieved. Then, the manager reviews these comments, if provided, and adds manager comments. Employee and manager comments are included in the final published version of the year-end performance evaluation.
Comments may include supporting evidence such as data directly related to your performance (the results achieved, e.g. time/money saved, deadlines met, and amount produced), significant events and feedback from leaders, colleagues, team members or customers that would reflect the employee’s performance. The recommended limit for comments is 500 words. Each goal receives an individual sub-rating, as determined by the evaluating manager.
Weighting of the Goal section: 70%