You may have noticed that we skipped a release in September - and that's because we’ve had another busy period behind the scenes mainly working on a big update to one of our existing modules - Develop. More on that in a later release note article. For now, you can can see details of all the product improvements being released this month designed to help keep your manager-employee conversations productive, focused and impactful.
The changes are in the Demo environment already and we expect to launch into the live platform on Sunday evening (12th October 2025).
Overview
Here's a quick roundup:
- New: Create separate Agendas for Connection Sessions
- Improved: Re-designed the Company Settings page in Admin
- Fixed: Multiple tweaks throughout the tool (all listed below)
✨ NEW! Creating separate agendas for Connection Sessions
For organisations that already use Connection Sessions to enable users to book 1:1s with mentors or other managers outside of direct reporting lines, you can now create a second agenda specifically for these sessions.
This means you’ll keep your existing talking points for your next 1:1 with your direct manager, while having a dedicated space for your mentoring or cross-department conversations.
If your organisation has the Connections functionality enabled, you’ll now see an ‘Agenda For’ button when creating a 1:1 agenda for yourself. This allows you to create a separate agenda.
When clicked, a new pop-up will appear, allowing you to create an agenda for a session with any manager in the organisation. Previously selected users will be displayed, or you can use the dropdown menu to search for a new connection to prepare an agenda for. Once selected, the process of preparing the agenda is exactly the same as the standard 1:1 setup.
✨ IMPROVED! Redesigned Company Settings Menu (admin)
As our tool has evolved, we know that some menus have become a little cluttered as new features were added over time. To make navigation easier and improve your overall experience, we’re hoping to give our menus a refresh over the coming months.
The first update is to the Company Settings menu in the Admin section. You’ll now see clearer categorisation and grouped items, accessible via new dropdown menus - making it quicker to find exactly what you need.
✨ FIXED! Everything else we've done this month!
Our Tech Team have had another super busy month. Below is a list of everything else that will be included in our October release:
General Updates
✅ When creating Custom Agenda Items within 1:1 Focus Types, text formatting will now work on multiple custom items.
✅ If custom Wellbeing labels are used, the customised wording is now consistent throughout the tool and in any notifications sent (please be aware that the default labels will still show in Data on Demand).
✅ Data fix to ensure that all 'discussed' agenda items are now recorded correctly in Data on Demand.
✅ Evaluate - update to the summary export to include details of any Delegated Manager(s).
✅ Evaluate - update to the wording shown in the pop-up to the manager after they have submitted their review.
✅ Evaluate - when reviewing completed evaluations, the text boxes now show in a fully expanded view as the text requires.
✅ Admins are now able to edit any Team names in the system themselves.
Updates to system Notifications
✅ If an Admin removes/deletes a Company Objective, no notifications will now be sent to any user who had an aligned Personal Objective (to the removed Company Objective).
✅ Removal of email notification sent to Admins relating to user updates in Live Probation Cycles.