Conor Sweeney, Global VP of People & Talent at Form Health, joins Gavin and Amin to share how he’s rethinking performance management inside a fast-growing healthcare company serving both clinicians and corporate teams.

Conor explains why performance management is never “done,” how wellness and performance overlap, and why true buy-in comes from building with people, not for them.

The conversation dives into balancing clarity, growth, and culture across two very different workforces - and what “purpose” really looks like when scaling culture in healthcare.

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Gavin Johnston | Amin Palizban | Conor Sweeney

Wendy Pat Fong, a senior program and product leader working in Microsoft’s AI organization, joins Gavin and Amin to unpack how AI is reshaping the way growing teams manage performance.

Drawing from her background in both HR and AI, Wendy breaks down the trends she’s seeing across mid-market companies, why scaling performance requires protecting the human element, and where AI helps - and where it can quietly get in the way. The conversation also tackles the real build vs. buy dilemma and the hidden costs teams overlook when trying to scale performance with homegrown systems.

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Gavin Johnston | Amin Palizban | Wendy Pat Fong

Sascha Kasper, CIO & CHRO at 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), joined In the Flow of Work to discuss what it means when HR & IT merge.

We talked about how merging people and tech removes friction, drives performance, and builds culture that evolves with change.

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Gavin Johnston | Amin Palizban | Sascha D. Kasper

Geri Murphy, Founder of Sinann People and seasoned fractional Head of People, joined us on In the Flow of Work.

We talked about what it really means to reward top performers, why the phrase is often misunderstood, how hybrid work changes visibility and fairness, and what it takes to build a culture that rewards growth without creating burnout or bias.

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Gavin Johnston | Amin Palizban | Geri Murphy

Shannon Derbyshire, founder of Performance Catalyst Consulting, joins us to share what she’s learned helping HR teams turn painful review cycles into meaningful development moments.

With a background leading people programs and advising scaling companies, Shannon brings a rare mix of empathy and practicality to how performance really gets built.

We dig into why reviews still trigger anxiety, how to build feedback habits that stick, and what fairness looks like when every manager defines “good” differently.

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Gavin Johnston | Amin Palizban | Shannon Derbyshire