Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Template
A fair, specific PIP with measurable goals, support and check-in dates.
Prompt preview
Draft a performance improvement plan for an employee in the role of Account Manager. The performance gaps, with specific dated examples: Missed 3 of 5 client deadlines in September (dates: [dates]). Client QBR decks sent with errors twice. Prior conversations about these gaps: Discussed in 1:1s on [date] and [date]; documented in follow-up emails. Plan length: 60 days, starting Start date. For each gap: what good looks like, a measurable goal, the support we'll provide, and how progress is measured. Add a check-in schedule (weekly, with dates) and a neutral statement of possible outcomes. The tone must be factual and supportive, written so a reasonable person would see it as a real chance to succeed. I work in HR at [Company], a [size]-person [industry] company based in [location]. Our values: [Value 1], [Value 2], [Value 3]. Use inclusive, plain language: gender-neutral wording, no idioms that don't translate, and no assumptions about age, family or ability. Don't invent policy details, salaries, dates or legal requirements: leave a [bracketed placeholder] instead. This is not legal advice: at the end, list anything that should be checked by legal counsel or against local employment law before it's sent.