Brian Stolz

• How can fast growth biotech’s reduce time spent managing underperformance while increasing support for top talent?
• Learn how Element Biosciences removed traditional PIPs entirely, replacing them with a transparent, manager led documentation and swift resolution model that prioritizes fairness, speed, and cultural alignment
• Hear how this shift has increased organizational agility, reduced managerial burden, avoided litigation, and enabled stronger focus on high performers, making it the most impactful people operations change implemented at Element

This session explores how organizations can move beyond outdated performance management practices to create systems that prioritize speed, fairness, and cultural alignment. Learn how eliminating rigid processes and introducing transparent, manager-led models can reduce risk, increase agility, and free up time to focus on top talent.

• Why traditional PIPs and compliance-driven reviews hinder organizational agility
• Building swift resolution models that balance fairness and accountability
• Leveraging continuous feedback to strengthen engagement and retention
• Practical steps to reduce managerial burden while empowering high performers