The inaugural HR Tech Breakthrough Awards were created to recognize the companies and technologies redefining how organizations attract, develop, manage, and retain talent.
As part of the global Tech Breakthrough awards program—which has spent more than a decade recognizing innovation across industries including AI, cybersecurity, fintech, digital health, and IoT—the new HR Tech program highlights the platforms shaping the future of work.
That’s why we’re especially honored to be named Performance Platform of the Year.
This award recognizes technologies that are fundamentally changing how organizations build stronger workforces, make better people decisions, and drive business outcomes. For us, it validates something we’ve believed for years: performance management is evolving into something much bigger.
Organizations no longer need another HR system to document work. They need intelligence that helps them understand how work is happening, where talent is growing, and how people contribute to business outcomes in real time.
Performance Is No Longer Just an HR Conversation
Not long ago, conversations about performance centered around review cycles, ratings, and compliance. Today, executive conversations look very different:
CEOs want to know whether teams are aligned to strategic priorities.
Business leaders need confidence they’re investing in the right talent.
Managers need guidance in the moments that matter—not six months later.
HR is increasingly expected to answer business questions, not administrative ones.
Performance has moved from an HR process to a business capability. That shift is changing what organizations should expect from their technology.
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Over the past year, Betterworks has taken significant steps toward that shift.
We expanded our platform beyond continuous performance management to help organizations connect performance, skills, and workforce intelligence in one place.
We introduced new Talent Intelligence capabilities—including Unified Talent Profiles, Skills Intelligence, Calibration, and Succession Planning—to help leaders make evidence-based talent decisions rather than relying on fragmented data or annual reviews.
We also welcomed Rypple into Betterworks, bringing AI-powered manager coaching directly into the flow of work so leaders receive guidance in real-time, when they need it most.
And most recently, we introduced our Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, allowing organizations to securely bring Betterworks performance intelligence into AI assistants like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Gemini—giving AI the business context it needs to provide more meaningful guidance.
Taken together, these innovations represent our vision for the next generation of performance: one where real-time intelligence helps organizations align strategy, develop talent, and make better business decisions.
From Systems of Record to Systems of Intelligence
Traditional HR technology was designed to store information. The next generation of HR technology will help organizations make decisions.
That means connecting signals that have historically lived in separate places—goals, feedback, conversations, recognition, skills, performance, and business priorities—and turning them into actionable intelligence.
Instead of asking: “Did everyone complete their review?”
Leaders can begin asking:
Are we aligned to our strategy?
Where are our critical skills gaps?
Which managers need additional support?
Who is ready for their next opportunity?
Where is performance accelerating—or stalling?
Those are business questions. Performance technology should help answer them.
The Future of HR Technology We’re Building
As AI reshapes work, organizations need trusted performance data, stronger manager capabilities, and connected workforce intelligence more than ever.
We believe performance management is becoming the operating system for business execution—connecting people, strategy, and AI to help organizations move faster and make better decisions.
We’re excited to continue building that future.
