Lunch Talk: Rethinking the end-of-year review

As the year draws to a close, year-end reviews start filling your calendar. For many managers, these conversations come with familiar frustrations. You might find yourself juggling dozens of reviews with little time to prepare, feeling the pressure to get through them efficiently. Maybe you worry about how to give honest, constructive feedback without creating distance or defensiveness. On top of that, your team often expects promotions or rewards that aren’t always possible to deliver, making the conversations even more delicate. And perhaps you’ve noticed that, despite your best efforts, these reviews don’t always lead to real change or progress.

For both manager and employee, it can feel like just another box to tick. And that’s a shame, because it’s actually an opportunity to grow. But how do you give constructive feedback without creating distance? How do you make space for vulnerability so that people feel seen and heard, not judged?

In this lunch talk, we explore how to reinvent the end-of-year review — as a human, reflective, and inspiring conversation that goes way beyond KPIs. A conversation about motivation, purpose, and growth. One that lingers long after the meeting ends. And one that shifts the goal from “getting a good grade” to working with greater meaning and a sense of purpose.

What can you expect?

In this interactive session, we’ll help you turn these challenges into opportunities. You’ll learn how to:

• • Prepare efficiently so every review has a clear focus
  • Give feedback in ways that build trust and openness
  • Shift the conversation from promotions to motivation and growth

Create lasting impact by encouraging real behavior change

As a bonus, every participant will receive a practical toolkit after the session — a ready-to-use resource to make your next year-end reviews even more effective and fun.