Performance management is often dismissed as bureaucratic overhead, but the best organizations use it as a strategic lever for alignment, growth, and connection. This fireside chat examines how modern performance management can drive fairness, clarity, and excellence across global teams. Madeline Grecek, Director of Global People Employment at Remote, will explore why intentional calibration matters, the pitfalls leaders miss in feedback loops, and how AI can lift the administrative burden so managers can focus on real growth conversations. Through examples from Remote’s distributed teams, including compressing a six-week review cycle into two days, the session shows how thoughtful performance practices improve alignment and reduce bias across an organization.