Performance management often gets a bad rap—seen as clumsy, bureaucratic, and disconnected from real impact. But when done right, it can be one of the most strategic tools in an organization’s Total Rewards. This presentation challenges the myth of “best practices” in performance management and instead introduces a flexible, decision-based framework that helps companies create a system tailored to their culture, goals, and workforce needs. Drawing on insights from his book and the real-life case of Alma Media, showing a step-by-step approach for designing and evolving a performance management system that integrates seamlessly with rewards and benefits strategies. You’ll learn why benchmarking is helpful and why organizations must find their own way forward. Whether you’re just beginning to rethink your performance management or are looking to refine an existing process, this session offers the strategic and practical guidance to move from box-ticking to impact-driving. In this session you will learn

• How to build a performance management framework tailored to your organization’s unique needs and culture?
• How to align employee performance with business goals and reward systems to drive motivation and fairness?
• How to navigate the key choices in performance management design—from metrics to compensation links?
• How to use performance data to guide development, compensation, and workforce planning decisions?