Roundtable Podcast: State of Performance Management

Join us as a panel of top HR researchers and industry consultants debate the future of employee performance and strategy.

Meet the Expert Panel

  • Dr. Angela Jackson: Harvard Lecturer, NYT Bestselling Author of The Win-Win Workplace and Founder of Future Forward Institute — advancing human-centered research that inspires practice. Dr. Jackson shares insights from the latest academic research on strategic people management.
  • Christie Hoffman: Employee Engagement Expert, Founder of Corporate Christie consulting and media company, and host of Corporate Christie Podcast, Christie brings a fresh consultant's perspective on optimizing engagement and company culture.
  • Joey Price: President & CEO of Jumpstart HR, Author of The Power of HR, and Executive Analyst with Aspect43, Joey provides frontline HR consulting expertise and a researcher's perspective on what truly motivates today’s employee.
  • This roundtable is hosted by Lauren Staley: Director of Customer Success at PerformYard. Lauren brings nearly 10 years of hands-on experience guiding PerformYard clients.

What You Will Learn

This is not a theoretical debate. It's an exclusive look inside the data. We unpack the real-world metrics from the PerformYard platform, examining what thousands of organizations are actually doing regarding performance reviews, goal setting, employee engagement, eNPS, and manager-to-report ratios. We discuss the future of performance technology, the impact of AI, and how to stabilize your teams in the current economic climate.

  • Data-Backed Strategies: See proprietary customer data on reviews, feedback frequency, and team structures to guide your next strategic move.
  • Future-Proofing HR: Get actionable advice on leveraging technology and AI to drive performance and efficiency.
  • Engagement Tactics: Learn how to use engagement data (eNPS) and effective goal-setting to stabilize and motivate your modern workforce.
  • Expert Consensus: Understand where the leading minds in HR research and consulting agree on the most critical people challenges today.

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Performance Management Software Overview

PerformYard is Your Complete Performance Management Toolkit

Reviews & Check-Ins

Drive performance conversations that inspire growth

  • Employee appraisals
  • 360 reviews
  • Quarterly check-ins
  • Project-based reviews
  • One-on-ones

PerformYard AI

AI Review Assist and AI Review Summary

  • AI-assisted writing
  • Rephrasing support
  • Tone elevation
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Multi-form summaries

Goal Management

Align your people around what’s next

  • Collaborative goal setting
  • Goal check-ins
  • Cascading goals
  • Development goals
  • Corporate objectives
  • Employee performance visualizations

Continuous Feedback

Formalize continuous and relevant feedback

  • Continuous feedback
  • Employee recognition
  • Employee performance notes
  • Manager feedback
  • Feedback requests

Reporting and Analytics

Inform your HR decision making

  • Performance trends
  • 9 box grids
  • Rankings
  • Summary reporting
  • Review form calculations

Employee Engagement

Listen. Learn. Take Action.

  • PerformYard Engagement Survey
  • Engagement Factors and Questions
  • Engagement Trends Dashboard
  • Satisfaction Factor Analysis
  • Dynamic Employee Cohorting

Meetings

Your live meetings launchpad

  • Collaborative Agendas
  • Shared Task Tracking
  • Public Notes
  • Private Notes
  • Review Integration

Surveys

One Platform. Every Survey. Zero Headaches.

  • Multiple Question Types
  • Easy Survey Builder
  • Participation Tracking
  • Live Response Dashboard
  • Multi-Survey Management
  • CSV Export
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2025 State of Performance Management Report

See the data behind emerging trends, proven best practices, and measurable organizational impact.

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