WTF is Business Casual

Performance Reviews Are Broken (Part 2): Why Development Planning Keeps Missing the Point

17 Dec 2025

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Send us a textDevelopment planning is the most ignored, and most misunderstood, part of performance management.In this episode of WTF is Business Casual, HR consultants Jenny Levy and Sarah Burston break down why development planning deserves its own lane and why bundling it into performance reviews quietly wrecks employee growth, engagement, and retention.This is Part Two of their performance management series, focused on the forward-looking side of work.What’s inside this episode:Why development planning deserves its own conversation separate from performance reviewsWhy tying development to compensation creates false expectationsWhat Individual Development Plans are supposed to do versus what they usually becomeWhy training is the smallest piece of real developmentHow on-the-job learning actually builds skills leaders care aboutThe problem with leaders deciding career paths without asking employees what they wantWhy succession planning often ignores human realityHow lateral moves develop people without inflating titlesWhy growth doesn’t look the same in every season of lifeWhat leaders owe employees when they say they “care about development”Listen to Part 1: Performance Reviews Are Broken (Part 1): The Messy Reality of Workplace EvaluationWant Practical Tools Without Corporate Jargon?Jenny and Sarah also share details about upcoming free HR training sessions through Rise HR, focused on continuous feedback, development tools, and modern performance management for small and mid-size businesses.Visit our website: RISE Human Resources Book a call: 30 Min HR Consultation Follow us on Instagram: WTF is Business Casual

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Performance Reviews Are Broken (Part 2): Why Development Planning Keeps Missing the Point

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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