Effective performance management is more than completing an annual review—it requires clear expectations, timely feedback, meaningful conversations, and documentation that accurately reflects what occurred. Join Angela Karachristos, HR Operations Manager at Tighe & Bond and John Gannon, Partner at Skoler Abbott for a practical discussion on how HR professionals and people leaders can address performance concerns early, navigate difficult conversations, document issues effectively, and recognize when performance management decisions may create legal risk. Through real-world examples and practical scenarios, attendees will gain strategies for building a fair, consistent, and defensible approach to performance management.

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Angela Karachristos is an HR and talent development leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations and leaders navigate the people side of the workplace. As the current HR Operations Manager for Tighe & Bond, she manages firm-wide HRIS initiatives, provides expertise in employee relations, performance management, employee development, and coaches leaders through challenging and sensitive employee situations, from difficult conversations and performance concerns to effective documentation and conflict resolution. Known for translating HR principles into practical, real-world strategies, Angela’s experience spans financial services, consulting, AEC, and higher education. She is a graduate-level instructor in HR and organizational leadership at the University of New Haven, a HuffPost contributor, and a frequent speaker and panelist on workplace and talent topics.

John Gannon is an experienced employment law attorney who helps employers identify and address workplace issues before they escalate into costly litigation. He counsels employers on compliance, employee handbooks and policies, wage & hour matters, employment practices audits, and workplace training. John has defended employers against claims involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, FMLA, wage & hour laws, restrictive covenants, and trade secrets. He is a frequent speaker on employment law topics for professional associations and organizations and has appeared on Western Mass News and the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly podcast. John was named a BusinessWest 40 Under Forty honoree and a Super Lawyers Rising Star. He currently serves on the boards of Riverside Industries and the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce.

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