I've frequently discussed the importance of setting my own metrics for success and how I work to make what I consider evidence of success visible and legible to the people who evaluate me in academia. But, I've so far left out a key aspect of my process/toolkit. That is, I've gotten as close as I can to automating how I track the metrics that are most obvious for academia. I do this because I don't want to spend half a month tallying things when I need to write an annual review or promotion narrative. Instead, I want my bandwidth, at those times, protected for thinking through the less obvious metrics and why those count too.
 
So, with no further ado, here's the tracking spreadsheet I use for keeping up to date stats on my own:
Grants
Peer-reviewed publications
Teaching
Presentations/talks/workshops of all sorts
Other outputs (e.g., creative works, popular publications; for others this might be patents, etc.)
Mentoring and supervision
 
 
You'll see that this  template I'm sharing with you, is really detailed. I've found this much information is very helpful for me. But of course, you may want to modify it to suit your information needs.
 
P.S. This is a free download I share as an open resource to support us all as we work to stay sane and humane. You'll receive a link to the file after you complete your order. This will also subscribe you to my blog/newsletter/updates which happen *at most* weekly. You can unsubscribe any time, of course!