Workday In Practice: Talent and Performance Management
Talent and performance management in Workday is rarely as simple as the system suggests.
Between goal setting, feedback, performance conversations, succession planning, and talent reviews, most organizations are balancing what lives inside Workday with what still happens outside of it. The result is often a mix of processes that work well and others that continue to evolve.
Join us for a member-led conversation focused on how organizations are using Workday to support talent and performance management in practice.
Together, we will explore:
- How organizations are designing talent and performance processes within Workday
- The balance between simplification and structure across different approaches
- How succession planning and talent reviews are evolving in practice
- Where Workday supports the process well and where teams rely on workarounds
- How leading organizations are connecting performance, talent, and development over time
Member Spotlights:
- Tracy Larson, Leadership Effectiveness HR CoE Consultant, and Jessica Poole, Associate HR Talent CoE Consultant at Dow will share how their organization uses Workday to support a simplified, manager-friendly approach to performance and talent. This includes goal agility, anytime feedback, performance conversations, and succession planning, along with their ongoing efforts to streamline data and improve the overall experience
- Paul Lapreziosa, Senior Director, People Development, Barry Wehmiller, will walk through a more structured approach to talent and performance management in Workday, including succession planning, 9-box talent reviews, talent pools, and a full performance cycle that connects goals, behaviors, and outcomes to compensation decisions
- Cheryl Doggett, VP, Global Talent Management, Intuitive Surgical, will share her four-level succession planning maturity model and how her organization is evolving its approach as it scales, including calibration, transparency, and preparing for board-level visibility
This is not a product demo. It is a practical, member-driven discussion focused on how Workday shows up in the real world, so you can benchmark your approach, pressure test your process, and walk away with ideas you can apply immediately.
This session is part of an ongoing Workday call series shaped by questions and challenges coming directly from the community. Each conversation is designed to help members learn from one another and get a clearer view of how Workday is being used in the real world.
