Are your performance reviews actually helping your people grow or just checking a box?

In this episode of Kan Talk Kulture, Kylie Anne Neal and Georgina Walker explore how shifting to a 120-day cadence transforms performance conversations into strategic culture-builders. Learn why traditional annual reviews are too infrequent to catch disengagement, and how this rhythm creates more trust, alignment, and agility in your team.

You’ll hear:

• Why 120 days is the sweet spot between too often and not enough
• The connection between regular reviews and employee retention
• What meaningful follow-up actually looks like post-review
• How leaders can use advice and feedback to improve team culture
• How to embed performance rhythms into your broader people strategy

Ready to stop ticking boxes and start building a stronger culture?

Visit kankulture.com to learn how we help companies design performance rhythms that work.

What happens when a high-performing lawyer walks away from the traditional legal world, only to come back and reinvent it from the inside out?

In this deeply moving and inspiring episode of Kan Talk Kulture, Kylie Anne Neal sits down with Tammi McDermott, Co-Founder and Director of LAWNCH, a professional services firm shaking up how law is done in Australia. Tammi shares her journey from burnout and misalignment in the legal industry to building a values-led legal practice that centres on people, purpose and practical impact.

From confronting gender bias and elitism in law to championing mental health advocacy, Tammi holds nothing back. She speaks candidly about her personal experiences with postnatal depression, her work with the mental health charity LIVIN, and why she believes purpose-led workplaces are not just possible, they are urgently needed.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the traditional law firm model is broken, and how LAWNCH is rewriting the rules
• How to build a legal career without losing your values, authenticity, or mental health
• What it takes to lead quietly and still shake up an entire profession
• How Tammi designed LAWNCH with pay transparency, advisory-first services, and team wellbeing at its core
• The link between toxic work cultures and Australia’s mental health crisis and what leaders can do about it

This is a must-listen for founders, professionals, early-career lawyers, and anyone ready to challenge what’s “normal” in their industry.

💼 Learn more about LAWNCH and their people-first legal services:
👉 https://www.lawnch.com.au

✨ Want to build a safer, stronger, more trusted workplace culture?
Explore practical HR strategies and culture support at
👉 https://www.kankulture.com

If the words “performance review” make you squirm, you’re not alone. In this episode, Kylie Anne Neal is joined by Georgina Walker to explore how Kan Kulture redefines performance conversations, by focusing on energy, trust, and advice over checklists and ratings.

You’ll learn how simple shifts can turn a dreaded HR formality into a meaningful two-way conversation that builds trust, clarity, and connection.

Whether you’re leading a team or sitting through reviews yourself, this episode will challenge what you think performance conversations should feel like, and help you make them better.

In this episode:

• Why energy is the most overlooked metric in performance
• How to flip feedback into advice (and why it matters)
• The 120-day rhythm that keeps growth and goals in sync
• Why trust, reflection and honesty beat outdated frameworks every time

💡 Ready to reshape how performance reviews are done in your business?

Visit kankulture.com to learn how we help leaders move from tick-box reviews to energising conversations that actually improve culture.