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Review cycle

The people questions leaders keep asking.

Managers are asked who is ready, who is at risk, and whether the team is growing.

When growth is measured on demonstrated skill, the answers come from evidence.

Reviews, 360s, pulse, and 1:1s on one evidence base

The people questions leaders keep asking

When growth is measured on demonstrated skill, the answers come from evidence.

Is this person ready for the next level?

A demonstrated-skill trend across cycles shows real readiness, not a strong final month or a persuasive self-review.

Where is our team growing, or stalling?

See capability move over time by person and skill, so you can coach the stalls and reward the growth deliberately.

Are 1:1s and feedback actually landing?

Managers and employees start from the same cited evidence. Coaching, reviews, and promotion talks stop being a game of impressions.

Is engagement tied to real growth?

Pulse signals sit next to skill trends, so you can tell whether disengagement is a workload problem, a growth problem, or a role-fit problem.

A calibration discussion grounded in demonstrated skill
Fair calibration

Compare people on demonstrated capability, not manager memory.

Reduce recency bias and manager-to-manager drift. Development goals target measured gaps, and the next cycle shows whether they moved.

Without upPeople vs with it

Same team, two ways to run the cycle.

Without upPeople
Recency-biased reviews
Sentiment-only feedback
Aspirational growth plans
With upPeople
Evidence-based reviews
Skill-linked 360s
Measured growth over time
On demonstrated skill

Run your next cycle on demonstrated skill.

Reviews, 360s, pulse, and 1:1s on one evidence base.

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