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 Reviews

Run Performance Reviews That Actually Drive Growth

Employee appraisals
360 degree feedback
Quarterly check-ins
Annual reviews
Project-based reviews
Review cycles built around your timeline
One-on-ones

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PerformYard AI

Tell the Platform What You Want

Build review forms through conversation
Create goals by chatting, not clicking
Generate any report from a plain-language request
AI summaries of reviews, meetings, and cycles

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Goal Management

Set Goals People Actually Follow Through On

Individual, team, and company goals
Cascading and aligned objectives
Progress check-ins and updates
Goals tied directly into reviews

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Continuous Feedback

Make Feedback a Habit, Not an Event

Real-time recognition and feedback
Public or private visibility options
Feedback that feeds review cycles
Simple enough that people actually use it

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Reporting & Analytics

Turn Performance Data Into Decisions

Cycle completion and participation tracking
Rating distributions and trend lines
Nine-box and calibration views
Exportable, shareable reports

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Employee Engagement

Know How Your People Are Really Doing

Anonymous engagement surveys
Benchmark and trend tracking
Drill-downs by team and department
Action planning from results

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Meetings

Run One-on-Ones Worth Showing Up For

Shared agendas and talking points
Notes and action items in one place
Ties into goals and feedback
Meeting history at your fingertips

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Surveys

Get Answers From Your Whole Org

Custom surveys in minutes
Anonymous or attributed responses
Automated reminders
Results reporting built in

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PerformYard AI

Put Your Performance Data to Work

One intelligence layer, connected to your reviews, goals, meetings, and feedback
Recommendations built from your data, in your company's context
Meeting notes inform goals; review outcomes feed comp and growth plans
Every cycle makes the next one smarter

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Coaching

Insights that Find You

Employee Insights: a complete view of each person's performance and development.
Meetings Coach: Pre-meeting prep and post-meeting analysis
Goal Quality Coach: Ensures every goal is aligned with your organization's philosophy.
Review Quality Coach: Detects bias in reviews and flags before submission.