Valentina, Head of People at Codurance, joins us to unpack how a flat, technical organization can still run a thoughtful and scalable performance model. With a team distributed across client projects and a culture built on collaboration, her perspective offers a rare look at performance design without traditional hierarchy.
We explore how Codurance shifted from two overstretched regional directors to a distributed system of Performance Leads, Career Companions, and Engagement Managers. Valentina breaks down why continuous feedback became non-negotiable, how they support a highly neurodiverse workforce, and what fairness looks like when multiple voices contribute to someone’s growth.
At its core, this episode is about building performance systems that match how people actually work — the mission behind every conversation on In the Flow of Work.
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