Kirralea Walkerden
Leadership Coach, Culture Consultant, Facilitator
Poor performance isn’t a people problem — it’s a leadership opportunity.
Managing underperformance is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. It can drain morale, disrupt team dynamics, and hinder overall performance. But what if you had the tools to address it confidently and constructively?
At The Real Learning Experience, we believe in turning challenges into opportunities for growth.
This months topic is Managing Poor Performance, we’re focusing on empowering leaders to handle underperformance with clarity and courage.
Here’s what we’ve curated for you:
📝 Five Conversations Every Manager Must Master
Struggling to address under- performance without causing conflict? This guide gives you the 5 essential conversations every manager must master—complete with sample language, coaching questions, and follow-up tips.
👉 Download the Guide
🧠 Are you enabling Poor Performance?
Is Your Leadership Style Enabling Accountability – or Making Underperformance Comfortable?
This quick quiz will provide you with insight as to if you’re leading a team where standards thrive – or slip. Find out which of the three leadership profiles best describes your current approach, and what to do next.
👉 Take the Quiz
📊 The Ripple Effect of Underperformance – how Much Is Underperformance Costing You?
This free infographic reveals the true cost of tolerating poor performance and the ripple effects it has on morale, reputation, and results. Designed for HR professionals, executives, and team leaders, it’s a powerful tool to start the conversation.
👉 View the Infographic
🎙️ Podcast: Are Performance Appraisals Worth Your Time?
Unpack 15 reasons why appraisals fail and how to make them meaningful.
👉 Listen Now
🎥 Plenty in 20: Leading Through Poor Performance
In just 20 minutes, gain actionable insights to navigate performance dips effectively.
👉 Watch the Webinar
Explore this month’s podcast, resources, and events — all designed to help you drive accountability in your workplace.
Stay Authentic!
Product of the Month:
Managing Poor Performance & Inspiring High Performance
Underperformance isn’t just a minor hiccup—it can erode team morale, compromise results,
and tarnish your organisation’s reputation. But with the right tools, leaders can turn this
challenge into an opportunity for growth.
Our Managing Poor Performance Program gives your leaders the skills to stop mediocrity in its tracks—without damaging morale or relationships.
We equip managers to:
✅ Set and uphold clear expectations
✅ Hold their people accountable with confidence
✅ Rebuild credibility with their teams
✅ Navigate tough conversations calmly and clearly
✅ Protect culture while lifting performance
Leaders apply these tools in real conversations, performance reviews, and everyday leadership moments—so accountability becomes part of the culture, not just a one-off conversation.
By shifting from avoidance to action, they create teams where expectations are clear,
performance is consistent, and trust grows stronger with every interaction.
Create a culture where performance is expected – and accountability is lived every day.
New Podcast Episode
Are Performance Appraisals Worth Your Time?🎙️
Does your team dread reviews—or skip them altogether?
In this episode, we unpack 15 reasons performance appraisals fail and share practical ways to make them genuinely useful.
Whether you’re a manager or team member, you’ll walk away with ideas to turn reviews into meaningful conversations that actually improve performance.
Free Resource
5 Conversations Every Manager Must Master💡
Struggling to address underperformance without conflict?
This guide gives you 5 essential conversations—complete with coaching questions, phrases that work, and follow-up tips
Is Your Leadership Style Enabling Accountability—or Making Underperformance Comfortable?
Take this 3-minute quiz to find out which of the 3 leadership profiles best fits your style—and what to do next.
The Real Cost of Poor Performance?💡
This infographic breaks down the hidden cost of underperformance—from team morale to reputation.
Use it to start tough, needed conversations
Online Events
Plenty in 20 – May
Another episode of our punchy, on-demand webinar packed full of strategies and tips.
Struggling with underperformance? This month in just 20 minutes, learn how to tackle the real threat to your team: a culture that tolerates mediocrity.
Quick, practical, powerful.
Sign up for Plenty in 20 and access a full year of 20-minute leadership webinars.
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