Free pizza, bean bags, and even fat paychecks might look good on the surface—but they’re just like cosmetic UI fixes on buggy code. They don’t address what really keeps software engineers engaged: performance reviews that are fair, transparent, and growth-driven. In fact, after leading engineering teams for over a decade, running 500+ reviews, and coaching...

75% of employees feel that getting honest feedback is incredibly important to their work. For years, I thought performance reviews were just an HR formality. Something you did once a year, then forgot about. I thought it was just another checkbox on the to-do list until I saw how the right performance review software can completely...

“Dear Diary,It’s that time of year again. Performance reviews are looming, and the anxiety is creeping in. Will they mention my coffee addiction? Or, worse, that time I replied-all to an embarrassing email?” If your employees still feel this way before reviews, something’s wrong. Or maybe you’re doing it the old way. So, what’s the...