‘We’re grown-ups’ | Yahoo staff delighted by decision to ditch 'spoon-fed' performance reviews, CPO says

Yahoo’s decision to abandon twice-yearly traditional performance reviews in favor of ongoing, manager-led check-ins is paying off, Chief People Officer Lisa Moore has said.

Speaking to Fortune, the HR executive discussed the decision to move away from biannual evaluations in 2022, citing their tendency to frustrate employees, managers, and HR alike.

The business has instead moved toward “continuous check-ins,” which Moore described as a more ‘adult approach’ to performance reviews.

“At the end of the day, we’re grownups. We should be able to operate like grownups, without being told and spoon-fed exactly what to do,” she stated.