Patent ID: 8768752

Claim:
A method using a computer system comprising: (a) receiving with a computer system an employee evaluation, for an employee with a job; (b) calculating with the computer system a personal engagement score, and a distinct technical skills score, for the employee, based on the evaluation for that employee, wherein the personal engagement score comprises an evaluation of a level of involvement of the employee, wherein the evaluation of the level of involvement of the employee comprises a numerical representation of an employee's (i) personal engagement and interaction with people on the job and (ii) personal engagement with each activity encompassing the job, wherein: (i) the job is defined in the computer system to comprise of a number of results, and each result is defined to comprise a number of activities; and (ii) each activity receives a numerical personal engagement score, and a distinct numerical technical skills score, and a narrative personal engagement evaluation, and a narrative technical skills evaluation, in the evaluation; (c) calculating using the computer system with a personal engagement algorithm, an employee personal engagement score as a function of the personal engagement scores for each activity; (d) calculating using the computer system with a distinct technical skills algorithm, an employee technical skills score as a function of the distinct technical skills score for each activity; (e) identifying, using the computer, specific aspects of the job of the employee, for which the employee is to be coached to improve the employee's evaluation; (f) producing a report of the evaluation, the personal engagement score, the distinct technical skills score, and identified aspects of the job to be coached; (g) performing a step which is selected from a group consisting of: (i) storing the report in the computer system; and (ii) transmitting the report from the computer system; and (h) coaching the employee regarding the identified aspects of the job.