I get this question in almost every conversation with HR leads who are rolling out a goal-setting system for the first time. You already know what OKRs are. You already know what performance management is.  What you actually need is clarity on where one stops and the other starts, because if you get this wrong,...

I’ve lost count of how many HR leaders have asked me some version of the same question. “We already have a performance management tool, do we need talent management too, or is that the same thing with a fancier name?”  It’s a fair question, and honestly, most content explaining the difference between talent management and...

I have implemented, tested, and migrated off more HR performance platforms than I care to count, and searching for solid Engagedly alternatives is exactly how I found the one I use today. Engagedly got the basics right: goals, reviews, and feedback in one place.  But somewhere between our 200th and 500th employee, the cracks started...

The first time I sat down to run a 1-on-1 with someone on my team, I opened a blank notebook page and just started talking. No agenda, no notes from last time, nothing to follow up on. Three weeks later, I could not remember what I had promised to fix for them. I know I...

The first time I sat down with a hospital HR director to map her performance review process, she pulled out three spreadsheets, a shared drive folder, and a stack of printed evaluation forms for nurses on different shift cycles. Nothing talked to anything else. According to the Betterworks 2024 State of Performance Enablement Report, 90%...

Many HR teams invest significant time collecting ratings and feedback, only to end up with limited visibility into what is actually driving employee performance. In conversations I’ve had with HR leaders, People Ops managers, and department heads across growing organizations, the same challenges come up repeatedly: disconnected spreadsheets, inconsistent feedback, poor goal visibility, and review...