Performance feedback is one of those “sleeper” issues in employee engagement. Get it right, and often it isn’t one of the more important drivers of engagement, because other issues become more salient. Get it wrong, and it can prove to be a key obstacle to higher engagement. However, there is mounting research and practice that’s turning performance feedback and management on its head, which includes revamping appraisal processes, and moving to “career management” as opposed to “performance management”.