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Goals and performance insights, AI-powered employee development.

An employee asks 'what is my career path here?' and you have no answer — so they leave for a company with clear growth plans. Synthro's Goals Engine and Performance System, powered by NALA, tracks skills, performance and goals to show clear development paths and promotion readiness.

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The problem

Employees leave because they do not see a future here.

No clear career path

An employee asks "how do I get promoted?" You say "keep doing good work." They leave three months later for a company with defined ladders. Synthro's Goals Engine shows clear progression — set development goals, track completion, and see progress toward promotion-level performance.

Employees do not know which skills they need

You tell someone "you need more experience." They ask "experience in what?" and you do not know. Synthro with NALA analyses goal requirements vs current skills and names the exact development path — not vague feedback.

Top talent leaves for promotions elsewhere

Your best developer gets promoted at another company. "We were going to promote you next year!" Too late. Synthro tracks high performers by goal completion, review scores and recognition — so you spot promotion-ready people before they interview elsewhere.

No internal mobility

An employee wants to move from Sales to Marketing, HR says "no open positions", and they leave — then you hire externally. NALA suggests internal moves: a Sales rep with writing skills? Recommend a Marketing path.

Training budget wasted on the wrong skills

You send ten people to leadership training; three need it, seven do not — R50,000 wasted. Synthro shows who has leadership goals, management-potential feedback and mentoring recognition, so the budget lands where it develops people.

Managers guess at development plans

Annual review: "your development plan is... improve communication?" Generic advice helps nobody. NALA analyses goals, feedback and skill gaps to suggest specific steps — "complete AWS cert (3 months) → lead one project (6 months) → build toward Senior Developer."

What Synthro tracks

Fifteen signals for development, one clear path.

Employee goals and completion rates (Goals Engine)
Performance review scores and feedback trends
Skills and training records from profiles
Recognition and points earned (gamification)
360-degree feedback from peers and managers
Goal alignment with business objectives (NALA)
Risk prediction for failing goals (AI analysis)
Historical performance patterns and trends
Manager feedback and coaching notes
Self-assessment and development interests
Training completion and certification tracking
Project involvement and leadership indicators
Peer collaboration and teamwork metrics
Professional development goal progress
Skills-gap identification from goal requirements

Sample career-path analysis

Current: Marketing Coordinator

2 years · performance 4.2/5

Next: Marketing Specialist

Promotion ready: 75%

Skills needed

  • • Google Analytics certification
  • • Advanced Excel training
  • • Project leadership experience

Future: Marketing Manager

Estimated: 18–24 months

AI-generated recommendation: complete the Google Analytics course (3 months) and lead one marketing campaign to unlock the promotion.

95%

Analysis accuracy

3.2×

Faster promotions

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