Vanesa Cotlar (VP, People & Culture, PolicyMe) and Melanie Naranjo (VP, People, Ethena) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed the three questions every manager should be asking themselves about their direct reports, why setting expectations with new hires can go a long way in improving performance, and how to create a common language for employees around performance. ---- This episode was brought to you by Great Place To Work®. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com/mpl. ---- (1:29) Good news stories (8:43) What’s new with Vanesa and Melanie (12:55) Why performance management is a hot topic right now (19:43) The 3 questions Ethena managers ask themselves about direct reports (21:40) Expectation setting with new hires during the first 90 days (31:47) Handling performance conversations (36:18) Create a common language for employees around performance (39:30) The percentage of managers effectively managing performance (45:39) What happens when your current team isn’t the right team to get you to the next level (51:18) Great Place To Work’s research on RTO mandates ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

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