The arc journey. Here is what we call the arc journey. There are four discussion points in the arc preparation form. We have: review and reflect, working well, career development and the plan section. Let's remember the underpinning message that arc is all about what's important to the individual. Everybody is expected to take some time to review, reflect, and look back on the year before. But we have the option to say as much or as little as we want to on the working well and career elements, as well as our workload and support needs; You don't have to expand on the working well section if everything's fine and you're very happy with your wellbeing. We may want to have a conversation with our manager about career development, where we want to go next, and how we want to move forward. Equally, we may say, "No, I'm actually very comfortable in my career at the moment. I've reached a good place. I don't particularly want to move on". If that were the case, you wouldn't have to dwell on the career part so much. However, everybody must talk about the plan section because this is all about looking to the future. It's important to have a productive conversation with our manager about the plan for the coming year and to set clear, measurable objectives we can work towards.The arc form is flexible. You can tailor it to reflect the themes that are important to you.

Annual Review Conversation Briefing