Recognition is visible in Slack but not yet systematic

Public shoutouts are vibrant, but the pulse signal around recognition remains one of the weaker company-wide measures. The product should close the gap between culture expression and recognition consistency.

Launch structured recognition drafting before adding more pulse questions.

Role clarity is strong enough to attach goals directly to reviews

Role clarity scores and the 2026 department goal workbook suggest we can link reviews to a goals layer without needing a complex OKR framework first.

Make aligned company goals visible inside review and check-in screens.

Inline comments are not the review behavior to optimize for

Self-reflection completion exists, but manager comment activity in the current tool is near-zero. The product should bias toward preparation, synthesis, and conversation capture instead of threaded commentary.

Build a clean review flow with explicit share and acknowledgement states.