Job Family Compass Directory
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Job Family

Compass Guides

Compass Guides were provided to all employees during the Job Family Compass Initiative. New employees receive a Guide as part of their new hire information. Guides are also available at:

  • Campus Portal     (electronic copies)
  • Fairchild-Martindale Library (hard copies)

Compass Guides were created by job family members working with Human Resources (HR) to create a tool that help individuals manage their performance and careers at Lehigh University.

Each Compass Guide clarifies key accountabilities; knowledge, skills, and abilities; and education and experience requirements for a particular job family. A Staff Development Resource Guide is also incorporated into each Compass Guide.

Success Factors

An Introduction to Success Factors

Excerpts from a LASER article.
A Little More About Success Factors Provides instructions and an example of how to complete a Success Factor Worksheet
Success Factor Worksheet The Success Factor Worksheet focuses on the core success factors and the managerial success factors. It serves as a self evaluation (with optional feedback from your manager or other colleagues). The primary purpose is to help staff members become familiar with the definitions and to provide examples of behaviors associated with each factor.
Success Factor Explanation Provides detailed information on each of the Core and Managerial Success Factors
Success Factors FAQs Answers to frequently asked questions about success factors, how they will be integrated into the workplace, and what individuals and managers can do to support the process.
Individual Development Plan (IDP) IDPs for each job family are available on the Campus Portal A worksheet to guide individuals in preparing a plan to enhance performance.
Compass Tools: The Individual Development Plan (IDP) - Part I An article printed in LASER that explains the steps to complete an IDP.
JFC Training Programs
  • JFC Orientation for Staff
  • JFC Orientation for Managers
PowerPoint slides from training programs are available on the Campus Portal
Video Vignettes What's in it for me? An introduction to the Job Family Compass Initiative by Vice President for Finance and Administration, Peggy Plympton and three other stories about how employees can benefit from the JFC.
Two Thumbs Up! Spotlight article describing the video vignettes.
Frequently Asked Questions Campus Portal FAQs for staff members
Campus Portal FAQs for managers
Glossary of Terms Glossary List of key terms used in the JFC Initiative
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