Making Informal Performance Management Work in the Workplace

November 29, 2018

The annual performance review is slowly being cast aside for informal conversations. However, companies transitioning to an informal approach are facing unexpected hurdles in gaining employee adoption and equipping managers to become strong communicators. According to a new survey by IDG, 66% of managers said they needed more coaching and feedback training and only about half of employees understand their company’s approach to performance management.

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AllenComm

In partnership with HR and L&D teams, AllenComm designs innovation and scale into the human-centered training activities we develop to meet critical business priorities and objectives. Extensive instructional design experience, agency-level creative teams, and innovative learning technologies enable us to stand out in the learning landscape. Considered one of the top 10 firms of its kind in the country, AllenComm has won more than 50 awards year after year for custom learning programs in employee onboarding, reskilling, leadership development, brand, compliance, and sales enablement. AllenComm has more than 140 in-house experts and subject matter professionals across multiple industries. With a scalable internal workforce and well-honed processes, we are uniquely equipped to create the right mix of e-learning, ILT, vILT, gamification, microlearning, coaching tools, and resources to build learning experiences that match organizational needs.

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