Performance Review Discussion Panel Event Brings “Aha” Moments, Great Conversation

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Toronto, Ontario – Lots of snow and a blustery day didn’t keep participants of the January 19th, 2012 panel discussion “Slaying the Dragons of Performance Reviews” from generating some warm discussion around hot topics in performance management.

Steve Mendelssohn and Bruce Croxon talk performance reviews.

Held at the Delta Meadowvale Conference Centre, just outside of Toronto Canada, and covered byBiZTV, the panel was comprised of Bruce Croxon, entrepreneur and CBC Dragons’ Den “dragon”; Steve Medelssohn, labour relations lawyer at Watershed LLP, with 20+ years experience; and Jilaine Parkes, founder and president of Sprigg Software. The breadth of experience among the panelists lead to a rich discussion, as smoothly moderated by Nicole Bendaly, president of Kinect.

With plenty of opportunity for audience Q&A, attendees found themselves immersed in some of the most pressing issues facing human resources departments, and organizations in general, in terms of performance management. Framing the discussion were opening remarks by Jan van der Hoop, founder ofHiringSmart, who outlined trends and perspective as a launching point for the discussion.

Topics covered by the panel included:

  • Why people hate performance reviews
  • What employees need to have in place to ensure the process is successful
  • The drawbacks and upsides to online performance reviews
  • Top legal questions related to performance reviews and how to address them
  • Top criteria when evaluating an evaluation system
  • Elimination of ratings – pros and cons

Jilaine Parkes, Nicole Bendaly and Jan van der Hoop.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the event. Feedback from the session, which ran from 9 am to noon, was exceptional and stressed the need to continue to provide similar forums for discussion, networking and development. Below is a sampling of comments that were received after the morning concluded:

I found the session extremely informative and practical. The down to earth, reality based, discussion moved my thinking and experience forward in regard to improving the Performance management process for our company.

– Ken D.

I thought the event was very good. I liked the idea of the moderator, as she was able to keep things moving without losing track of the time. I know our team thought it was very informative as well.

 – Kim M.

I found the session to be really thought provoking and interesting. I especially enjoyed the panel-style delivery – it provided for some really genuine conversation and discussion. I left the session with some valuable ideas to integrate into the new performance management training program for managers that I’m leading.

– Brittany M.

Stay tuned for our next performance review discussion coming up in May 2012!

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