Goodbye to Annual Appraisals: Building a Culture of Continuous Performance

Annual appraisals are broken. They’re slow, bureaucratic, and out of step with the way modern organizations operate. Yet many HR leaders still struggle with how to move away from this legacy practice without losing structure and accountability.

Join Lucy Adams, CEO of Disruptive HR, and Jamie Aitken, VP of HR Transformation at Betterworks, for an interactive workshop designed for forward-thinking HR leaders who are ready to say goodbye to annual reviews.

Together, they’ll unpack why traditional appraisals fail — and how to replace them with continuous performance practices that actually drive engagement, accountability, and results. Through hands-on discussion and exercises, you’ll explore:

• How to replace annual reviews with continuous conversations and real-time feedback

• Why OKRs and regular check-ins create alignment and accountability without bureaucracy

• Practical steps to design a system that empowers managers and employees alike

• How to connect performance enablement to your broader business goals

This workshop is designed for a small, invite-only group of HR leaders (10–20 attendees) to ensure meaningful conversation and practical takeaways.

Lucy is one of the UK’s most innovative voices on HR, leadership, and change. As the founder of Disruptive HR and former HR Director at the BBC, she challenges traditional HR practices and helps leaders reimagine people strategies that fit the modern workplace.

Jamie is a global HR leader with deep expertise in helping organizations modernize performance and talent strategies. At Betterworks, she works with CHROs and senior HR leaders to shift from outdated performance management systems to agile, people-centric performance enablement practices.