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Performance management can often feel like a chore. Managers dread the forms. Employees see little value. Feedback happens once a year, if at all. What should be a system for growth and accountability instead becomes a process everyone simply endures.
Performance Management for the Evolving Workforce is a one-day, in-person course designed to turn that experience around, repositioning performance management as a continuous, engaging, and human-centred practice.
Through expert insights, collaborative discussions, and immersive scenario-based exercises, participants will examine the evolution of performance management practices. You’ll learn how to set goals that actually motivate, give feedback that drives improvement, and conduct reviews that feel fair, useful, and energising rather than forced.
A key focus of the course is building trust and ownership within teams. You’ll explore how regular check-ins, recognition, and constructive coaching can turn performance management from a compliance requirement into a genuine driver of engagement and results.
By the end of the day, you’ll leave with tools and techniques to make performance management a habit of leadership, not just a yearly exercise, helping your team grow, stay aligned, and perform with purpose.
This course will equip you to:
This course is ideal for team leaders, project managers, and HR professionals responsible for managing performance in fast-evolving work environments. It is especially useful if you’ve struggled with disengaged employees, inconsistent goal-setting, or performance reviews that lack impact.
To successfully complete the Performance Management for the Evolving Workforce course, participants must meet the following requirements:
Participants who meet these requirements will receive a digital Certificate of Completion from Korn Ferry Academy.
Administrative details on attendance tracking, assessment, and funding eligibility can be found in our Terms & Conditions and in the course confirmation email sent to participants.
Full Course Fee
$1,050* (before funding and GST)
Course Fee Payable
The payable course fees reflect the amount after approved course fee grant and subsidies are applied. All fees are in Singapore Dollars (SGD) and inclusive of 9% GST.
SkillsFuture Funding (SSG)
Eligible Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) may receive funding of up to 70% of course fees for SSG-supported courses. Funding levels, eligibility and payable fees are subject to prevailing funding policies at the point of course commencement.
Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
SCs aged 40 and above may receive up to 90% course fee funding for SSG-supported courses (subject to meeting baseline funding conditions).
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Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
Eligible SMEs that fully sponsor their SC/PR employees for SSG-supported courses may receive up to 90% course fee funding.
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SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)
Eligible employers may utilise their SFEC to offset up to 90% of out-of-pocket costs for supported courses.
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SkillsFuture Credit (for Individuals)
SCs aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credit (Base Tier and, where eligible, Mid-Career Tier) to offset payable course fees for eligible courses.
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Private run only
Edwin Sim has more than 25 years of experience in Singapore and across Asia as an educator and leader in law enforcement, ICT, and human and organisational development. He has a strong track record of creating tailored learning interventions that drive organisational change and transformation.
As the founder of 5hue and a former leader at top training and consultancy firms in Singapore, Edwin combines entrepreneurial insight with deep practitioner expertise. He has partnered with over 200 organisations to deliver impactful programmes in leadership, communication, teamwork, organisational change, and sales and service improvement.
Recognised for his ability to connect theory with practice, Edwin equips leaders with practical strategies to achieve organisational goals and build resilient, high-performing teams that thrive in complex environments.
“I appreciated the hands-on activity on setting SMART goals. It was immediately useable and something I can apply directly in my work.”
“What stood out to me was the focus on adapting performance frameworks to meet the needs of today’s diverse and dynamic workforce. The course showed why traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches no longer work, and highlighted the value of continuous feedback, coaching, and personalised development plans. I found this especially relevant, as it reflects the shift toward more agile, empathetic, and growth-oriented leadership – key to keeping people motivated and engaged.”
“The facilitator shared his own experiences and related them to ours, which made the learning highly engaging. Because participants came from different industries, the discussions were rich and relevant, and he was able to connect with each of us on our specific challenges.”
This course is designed for people managers, HR professionals, and team leaders navigating the changing dynamics of today’s workforce. It is ideal for those who want to move beyond traditional performance reviews and drive performance through meaningful conversations, continuous feedback, and adaptive goal-setting that inspires accountability and growth.
You will gain a clear understanding of the modern performance management cycle, from setting expectations to coaching, evaluation, and reward. The course equips you with practical tools to set SMART goals, give and receive feedback effectively, identify development gaps, and connect performance with meaningful recognition. You will also explore how to build a feedback culture that supports engagement and performance, helping employees stay motivated, aligned, and ready to grow.
There are no prerequisites. The course is suitable for professionals at all levels who are responsible for managing, coaching, or assessing employee performance.
You will learn through a one-day, hands-on workshop that balances content, examples, and context with active engagement. The course includes live discussions, case examples, and simulations that reflect real workplace scenarios. Facilitators bring deep consulting and HR experience to guide you through frameworks and conversations that make performance management both practical and impactful.
You will work on real performance management challenges from your own organisation, mapping out key stages and touchpoints in the cycle. Through guided practice, you will apply goal-setting and feedback techniques, role-play critical performance conversations, and design strategies that link performance outcomes to development and rewards. Each exercise helps you apply new approaches immediately and effectively within your team.
This course focuses on transforming performance management into a dynamic, continuous process suited to today’s evolving workforce. It emphasises systems and practices that modernise your approach, integrate regular feedback, and align performance with business goals. While the companion course Performance Management in a Multigenerational Workforce explores how generational differences influence performance conversations, this module builds the structure, rhythm, and behaviours that make performance management agile, fair, and future-ready.
