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Performance in the Age of AI
How do we raise the bar while keeping people at the centre?
AI is changing how work is produced, assessed and improved. This private dinner brings senior People leaders together to explore how organisations can strengthen performance without losing the judgement, trust and human connection that make it sustainable.
Why this conversation
AI is changing the performance bar. How should leaders respond?
AI can accelerate output, but speed alone is not performance. Leaders need clearer expectations—and a better view of the judgement, collaboration and learning behind the work.
Lattice’s 2026 State of People Strategy puts performance management (40%) and engagement (39%) almost side by side. The challenge is clear: raise standards without weakening trust.
Around the table
Four questions to put on the table.
Redefining high performance
When AI changes the speed and quality baseline, what should “great” now mean—and which human contributions deserve more weight?
AI and human judgement
Where can AI strengthen goals, feedback, reviews and calibration, and where must accountable human judgement remain decisive?
Enabling managers
What do managers need to set clearer expectations, coach in the flow of work and turn more data into better conversations?
Performance and trust
How do leaders raise the bar without creating surveillance, inequity or a culture where people feel constantly measured?
Themes and topics covered.
Who should be in the room
Senior People leaders responsible for performance, talent and organisational growth.
The dinner is designed primarily for People Leaders whose remit includes organisational performance. Guests will come from scaling, technology-led and financially sophisticated organisations with distributed or international operations.
This is an in-house peer conversation rather than a forum for HR technology vendors.
- Executive responsibility for People strategy, performance or talent
- A live challenge involving AI, manager capability or performance culture
- A willingness to compare what is working—and what remains unresolved
From scorecards to systems
Move beyond better ratings towards a better performance system.
Clearer principles
Test what your organisation should recognise and reward when AI contributes to the work but people remain accountable for the outcome.
Stronger manager practice
Identify where goals, feedback, coaching and calibration need to evolve so managers can raise standards with clarity and care.
Fairer, scalable systems
Consider the transparency, governance and safeguards needed to make AI-enabled performance practices useful, trusted and repeatable.
The format
A hosted dinner, not a presentation.
Approximately 12–15 guests
A deliberately small group selected for seniority, relevance and a useful mix of perspectives.
Facilitated peer discussion
Enough structure to stay focused, with space to test ideas and speak candidly.
No slides or sales pitches
Just a frank, candid conversation between peers, with space to challenge assumptions and share what is really happening.
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The setting
A private London setting, to be confirmed.
We are selecting a discreet central London venue designed for an unhurried dinner conversation. The exact location will be shared with confirmed guests as soon as arrangements are complete.
Hosted with Lattice
Performance expertise. Independent curation. A deliberately senior room.
Lattice and HR Insight Forum are bringing a small group of in-house leaders together to examine how performance can evolve with AI while keeping trust, development and human judgement at the centre.
Lattice brings a people platform and research perspective on performance, engagement and the systems that help managers and employees do their best work.
HR Insight Forum curates the guest group, facilitates the discussion and protects the candid, no-pitch standard.
The room
Senior in-house peers
Every invitation is reviewed to create a relevant mix of perspectives, organisations and live leadership challenges.
Practical questions
Before you request a place.
Is attendance complimentary?
Yes. Attendance is complimentary for approved guests. Every request is personally reviewed so the room remains relevant for everyone attending.
Who is this dinner for?
It is designed for senior in-house People Leaders with responsibility for organisational performance, talent or employee experience.
What should I expect on the evening?
A private dinner with approximately 12–15 guests, facilitated around a small number of questions. There are no presentations, product demonstrations or sales pitches.
Has the venue been confirmed?
Not yet. The dinner will take place in central London, and the exact private venue will be shared with confirmed guests as soon as arrangements are complete.
How private is the conversation?
The evening is designed for candid peer exchange. The participation and attribution approach is explained at the start, and comments are not attributed publicly without permission.
Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Complimentary · By invitation
Performance is changing. The room should help you decide what good looks like next.
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