Welcome to ACE Performance

We’re thrilled to introduce ACE Performance, Auburn’s new performance development process (available now) and automated system (coming soon).  

Developing people to their highest potential is a basic leadership responsibility. ACE Performance helps supervisors and employees achieve optimal performance and development through collaboration, goal setting and growth opportunities. In other words, it will help us “ACE” performance at Auburn.  

ACE Performance was developed for us, by us so it has Auburn’s culture and values written all over it. 

What is ACE?
Aspire Core Values and Leadership Principles
What to Know This Year

What is ACE?

ACE Performance is a development process and automated system that helps employees and supervisors work together to achieve personal, departmental, and organizational goals. Here's how it works: 

The first step in ACE Performance is Align, which enables supervisors to provide job clarity. During the first month of the performance year, job functions should be reviewed by supervisors with their employees and goals and short term projects should be discussed.

Collaborate is the longest phase of ACE Performance, lasting 11 months of the performance year. During Collaborate, supervisors and employees should meet regularly and talk throughout the year.  They should engage in regular one-on-one discussions to adjust priorities, celebrate achievements, provide constructive feedback, and identify development opportunities. 

Our goal is for everyone to look forward to the Evaluate phase of ACE Performance. This should also be the easiest phase because we have been communicating throughout the performance year.

Aspire Core Values and Leadership Principles

ACE Performance Development includes the Aspire core values of excellence, integrity, and respect. These values will be appraised at the end of the performance year and discussed during the Collaborate phase.

Additionally, any supervisor being evaluated will have a set of leadership principles that they are expected to model and will be evaluated at the end of the performance year. These include: 

  • Empowering and enabling teammates

  • Developing self and teammates

  • Practicing a service mindset

What to Know This Year

While the Align and Collaborate phases officially began in June/July 2024, the new automated system is not yet fully functional. In the meantime, you may use this Align/Collaborate Temporary Planning Tool. This tool will compliment the automated system once it launches. 

All Administrative & Professional and University Staff employees who are .5 FTE and higher participate in the annual performance development process and will receive an annual evaluation in ACE Performance. 

Additional Resources

For questions, contact your HR Liaison or email hrddept@auburn.edu.

Last updated: 07/12/2024