INITIATE Introduces a New Online Assessment Tool called Expectations Forum

How happy would you be if every single one of your expectations were met in life? You receive the promotion you want when you want it. Your management team approves your request for project funding. You have a good balance between your working hours and personal time. If all of your expectations in life were met you would be an extremely happy person. To become happier, you need to first become more aware of the expectations you have in life. The second challenge is then for you to work towards ensuring your life comes closer to meeting those expectations.

At work, every manager has performance expectations of his/her employees. However, a manager may not be aware of all of his/her expectations. Even if a manager is aware of the expectations he/she has for others, he/she may not be able to or forget to communicate them. When an employee does not meet his/her manager’s expectations, the manager can become increasingly disappointed, frustrated, and upset. This can lead to a decline in working relations between an employee and manager. Hence, the need for a forum for a manager and employee to discuss expectations.

The Expectations Forum Online Assessment Tool helps to assess an employee’s “actual” performance at work relative to “expected” performance. Both the manager and the employee participate in the assessment to understand how each of them perceives the employee’s performance. The result of the assessment is a personalized report which highlights the following information:

1. Employee strengths according to both the employee and his/her manager.


2. The areas which the employee has opportunities to improve his/her performance.


3. A comparison between the manager’s and employee’s performance expectations.

The Expectations Forum report is meant to promote performance based dialogue between a manager and his/her employee(s). These dialogues rarely happen because managers are not aware of the specific performance expectations they have of their employee(s). Now, thanks to the Expectations Forum, employees will have a much clearer understanding of where they are meeting or exceeding their manager’s expectations and specific areas where they are falling short of expectations. As a result, the manager and employee can discuss and agree on specific actions the employee will take to improve his or her performance. Moreover, with increased awareness and understanding between both parties, it can lead to a more open, productive, and effective working relationship.

If you would like more information on this new and exciting tool please click here. If you are interested in trying a free demonstration of Expectations Forum or would like to use this online assessment tool with your employee or in your organization, please contact info@initiate.ch.