Development tools for both pre- and post-tenure review

We have previously reported on a research-based framework developed by Professors Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson called the Four Stages Model to help faculty understand how their careers in academia will grow and develop. Building upon this framework, we have modified development tools traditionally used in industry for use in academia. These tools include a multirater feedback instrument, a development guide based on the Four Stages Model and the results of the feedback instrument, a development plan form, and a type of an annual stewardship interview, referred to as a development discussion. We advocate the use of the development tools for use in both pre- and post-tenure review. The tools find particular relevance for those who have reached a point in their career where they need help in renewed motivation or to find new ways to make contributions to their institutions and/or fields of technical expertise.