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What excites Jackie Dube most is the potential for HR leaders to see a full, connected view of their people: what drives them, how they grow and where they thrive.
But that vision remains distant for most organizations. Most performance reviews still focus on documenting the past rather than developing for the future, a flaw that leaves employees frustrated and managers overwhelmed with paperwork instead of having meaningful conversations.
Jackie Dube, The Predictive Index
Dube, chief people officer at workplace behavioral assessment solution The Predictive Index, believes technology can help shift that dynamic by surfacing insights that guide growth and removing manual work that bogs down managers.
When annual performance reviews fail
The cost of this broken system is steep. “Employers are emphasizing productivity above all else,” according to Stacia Garr, co-founder of analyst firm RedThread Research.
However, as she wrote in a recent release, this push has “not actually translated into any better outcomes,” as most employees report dissatisfaction with performance management and fairness, highlighting a deepening trust issue in organizations.
Another potential outcome begins with reexamining performance touchpoints. According to recent research by consultancy firm WTW, nearly half of approximately 280 HR professionals surveyed believe that optimizing the
