Rethinking Performance and Approaches to Foster It
OCTOBER 21-22 | MONTREAL | IN-PERSON | $1, 795
Managing performance is more than just evaluations, it’s about aligning people, driving growth, and creating real impact. In Rethinking Performance and Approaches to Foster It, explore what performance truly means for your organization and learn practical strategies to set clear expectations, give meaningful feedback, and recognize contributions. Walk away with tools and insights to design a performance process that reflects your values and drives lasting success.
HR Forum Outline
Rethinking Performance and Approaches to Foster It
Performance Management Demystified
- Revisit the foundations of performance management: its purpose, potential outcomes, and how to align a performance program with organizational context and vision
- Discuss how to tailor and customize performance programs in a way that fits with the organizational realities
- Develop strategies to implementing a program by aligning with leadership, knowledge keepers, Elders, and other champions
- Gain an overview of its core components of performance programs and how they support clarity, growth, and alignment between people
The Power of Performance Management
- The impact of performance management in your organization, on leaders and staff
- Challenges in the process (i.e., criteria, individual objectives, competencies, rating scale, communication, etc.)
Fitting Performance Management within Your Broader People Strategy
Connecting performance management to other pillars of HR, such as:
- Learning & development
- Recognition & compensation
- Succession & talent continuity
- Engagement & retention
- Organizational culture
Reframing performance management as a strategic mindset to drive organizational growth
A Leader's Guide to Performance Management
- Clarify what performance means in your context
- Learn how to design a realistic process that aligns with your values and culture
- Build confidence through practice and shared examples
Key Takeaways
- Address managing challenging behaviors and tactics in negotiations
- Explore partisan perceptions
- Exercise highlights differing perspectives
Meet Your Facilitators
Anne-Norrante Alexandre
HR Consultant & Facilitator
Dynamic, caring, committed and passionate, Anne-Norrante takes her customers’ well-being to heart. A Senior Consultant at Boreala Management since 2020, she is a sought-after facilitator known for making learning engaging and impactful. With expertise in performance management, HR, training and development, and organizational effectiveness, she has extensive experience working with organizations in northern Quebec. Holding degrees and certifications in psychology, HR, management, experiential learning, and change management, Anne-Norrante brings both depth and creativity to every project.
Lyla Bussières
HR Consultant & Facilitator
Pragmatic, trustworthy, and attentive to the experiences and motivations of others, Lyla brings a collaborative and client-focused approach to every engagement. An HR professional and facilitator with over 13 years of experience, she is recognized for making learning practical, engaging, and impactful. With expertise in organizational development, performance management, leadership programs, employee engagement, and change management, she has supported both local operations and global initiatives. Holding a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, a Master’s in Human Systems Intervention from Concordia University, and certifications in Coaching Ourselves and Prosci Change Management, Lyla combines knowledge, experience, and creativity to help teams grow and thrive.
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