Workforce Readiness in the Age of AI: Rethinking Performance and Development
AI isn’t just changing what work gets done, it’s changing how fast the skills your business relies on go out of date.
Most performance processes weren’t built for that pace. Annual reviews tell you how someone did last year. They don’t tell you whether your workforce is ready for what’s coming next.
In this session, we’ll reframe performance management as more than a compliance cycle but as the mechanism organisations use to spot capability gaps early and build adaptability into how people work. We’ll look at what changes when the question shifts from “did you hit your goals” to “are we building the skills we’ll need in 12 months,” and how continuous feedback and goal-setting can act as an early-warning system for skills gaps before they become a business risk.
You’ll leave with:
- A framework for shifting from backward-looking reviews to forward-looking readiness
- Practical ways to use goal-setting and check-ins to surface skills gaps early
- A clearer view of where AI genuinely changes the performance conversation — and where it’s just noise
Speakers
Sarah Daly
Director – Ed-Tech, XpertLearning
Lee Cooper
Senior Solutions Manager, Totara