Eight modules, one platform
Everything people management requires, in one place.
Cadence connects structured 1:1s, goals, calibration, employee relations, recognition, surveys, job architecture, and culture intelligence so every management signal has context.
1:1 Management Engine
Structured agendas, AI-captured meeting notes, searchable decisions, and private coaching after every conversation.
- - Shared agenda builder for both participants
- - AI-generated summaries with decisions and action items
- - Private coaching lanes for managers and employees
- - Meeting health metrics: frequency, talk-time ratio, and topic coverage
Goals and OKRs
Goals stay active because progress, blockers, and trend context surface inside the 1:1 workflow.
- - Company, team, and individual goal cascading
- - Live progress visible in every 1:1 sidebar
- - Goal health scoring with recommendations
- - Review-cycle context without a separate performance tool
9-Box Talent Calibration
Blind L1/L2 calibration, movement tracking, gap alerts, KVD nominations, and intervention workflows.
- - Blind dual-rating for L1 and L2 reviewers
- - Divergence scoring and bias-coaching prompts
- - KVD nomination flow for top-right talent
- - Bottom-left intervention workflows tied to role fit
ER Command Center
Case management starts with the full management record and tracks formal actions through resolution.
- - Verbal warning through PIP and separation lifecycle
- - Case history connected to 1:1s, goals, and recognition
- - Role-appropriate HR and manager views
- - Recidivism and manager problem-solver metrics
Recognition and Rewards
Recognition becomes operational telemetry through 5:1 ratio tracking and L2 visibility.
- - 5:1 recognition ratio tracked per manager
- - Peer, manager, and cross-functional recognition
- - Values tagging and gap detection
- - Recognition history tied into performance context
Survey Engine
Pulse, engagement, exit, and stay signals connect to the managers and teams that can act on them.
- - Pulse, engagement, exit, and stay templates
- - Manager-level signal attribution
- - AI-generated open-text theme summaries
- - Anonymous response guarantees with cohort minimums
Job Architecture
Living role definitions and career paths are always visible where coaching conversations happen.
- - Versioned role definitions
- - Competency frameworks by level
- - Career path maps for vertical and lateral movement
- - Role-recasting workflows from calibration outcomes
Culture Scorecard
A composite org-health layer correlating 1:1s, ER, recognition, goals, 9-box, and survey signals.
- - Manager effectiveness scoring
- - Turnover prediction and team-level early warnings
- - Org health heat maps
- - Board-ready trend reporting
