Managers

Recruitment & Retention

Rethinking how employees are promoted

Current strategies could be harming retention and pushing talented employees out the door.

Mikaela Cohen
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Recruitment & Retention

Ditching annual performance reviews, investing in middle management, and using AI for career development

HR leaders share how they want to change the performance management process in 2025.

Paige McGlauflin
Accounting pipeline
HR Strategy

How HR can help middle managers support employee development

Managers should be performance enablers, not performance managers.

Mikaela Cohen
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Managers

Modernizing performance reviews for retention, inclusion

Former DE&I executive Sandra Quince said a more intentional, but less formal, approach to performance management is preferable.

Aman Kidwai
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Managers

How Kraft Heinz boosted manager support and training

Kraft Heinz CPO Melissa Werneck realized a huge need to train managers on coaching—here’s where she began.

Aman Kidwai
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Managers

Performance improvement plans should not be seen as a pre-firing formality

When handled properly, PIPs can help employees thrive.

Kristen Parisi

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