Modernizing Performance Management

Session leaders: Dave Millner, Alec Levenson, Jennifer Deal and Sharna Wiblen

Thursday, May 30th, 2024
8:00am PT / 11:00am ET / 4:00pm BST
(2 hour duration)

Second only to releasing an employee, managers cite performance management processes as the task they dislike the most. This is understandable given that the traditionally practiced process is fundamentally flawed. It is incongruent with the mission-oriented, employee-centric and participative work environments favoured by forward-thinking organizations today. It smacks of an old-fashioned, paternalistic, top-down, autocratic mode of management that treats employees as the company’s possessions. We all know that engaged, high-performing employees will lead every business to success and creating an environment that nurtures these key traits is difficult but not impossible. This session will explore past and current developments, challenges and learnings.

Together, we will consider:

• The foundational aspects of traditional performance management
• How the performance management process has evolved during the past few years
• Opportunities and challenges associated with modernizing performance management processes
• Strategies for implementing and pursuing relevant, ethical and effective performance management processes
  Future trends and learning lessons