This issue of People First was sent on 13 March 2026. Product details reflect what was true at the time.
I hope your month is off to a fantastic start!
This March, we want to dedicate this newsletter to celebrating the incredible women around the world who continually dedicate themselves to powerful causes and serve as the backbone of resilient societies.
Specifically, we want to honor women in HR and People Leadership. You show up time and again to build the essential pillars of culture, empathy, and performance within your organizations. We see you, and we celebrate you!
Here at Talstack, we've been hard at work continuously building and enhancing the platform you know and love. We've also been hitting the road to connect with our growing community.
Let's get into what's new!
Fresh from Nairobi. Next Stop: Accra!
Last month, our team traveled to Nairobi to speak with HR leaders from across Kenya. We had an exciting time sharing the Talstack platform, listening to the unique challenges local organizations face, and gathering brilliant feedback from the community. We were thrilled to hear so many leaders say that Talstack is the exact solution they've been looking for.
We're not stopping there. This March, we are heading to Ghana to spend time connecting with the HR community in Accra. We'll also be inviting a few leaders for our first group networking event in Ghana.
Platform updates
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Your feedback matters. We've listened to all you've had to say and with our latest round of platform updates, our goal is to remove friction and improve the user experience across all our modules.
Learning Updates
- Flexible Learning Paths: You can now assign and unassign Learning Paths with full flexibility.
- Manager Assignments: Managers are now empowered to directly assign specific courses and learning paths to their direct reports.
- Exportable Analytics: Need to share progress? You can now export your learning analytics for presentations and internal documentation.
- Smarter Search: We've implemented an intuitive, keyword-based search function so you can find exactly what you need, faster.
Overall, the Learning module is now more functional and easier to navigate!
Performance Reviews Updates
- Tailored Reviews: You can now separate self-review and manager review questions.
- Weighted Scoring: We've added weighted questions complete with auto-calculated overall scores to make performance grading objective and effortless.
- Accountability & Fairness: We've introduced options that enable formal sign-offs on all reviews, as well as providing employees with the option to dispute their reviews, as needed.
Goals (OKRs, BSc, KPIs) Updates
- Smarter Privacy: Private goals now strictly respect reporting-line visibility.
- Department-Level Tracking: We've given Managers the ability to create overarching department goals, rather than just individual ones, keeping the whole team aligned.
- Exportable analytics: Export a snapshot of your company goals anytime for external reporting, analysis, or sharing.
These updates are live. You can login to Talstack and explore them now. If you don't have a Talstack subscription, you can request a demo today.
From the blog
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As a busy executive, finding time for deep work while managing a team can feel impossible. In this piece, I share my personal challenges with calendar management and I break down the customized solutions I developed to curate my schedule, protect my time, and increase my efficiency at work.
Thank you for being a vital part of the Talstack journey. As always, if you have any feedback or need support, our team is just a message away.
Warmly,
Seni Sulyman
Co-Founder and CEO, Talstack
