David Landman joins Loupe's Advisory Board

We’re thrilled to announce that David Landman has joined Loupe’s Advisory Board. Recently retired from his role as Global Head of Talent Development for Goldman Sachs following a 20 year career, David brings deep experience in developing strategic talent initiatives and deploying cutting-edge technology to transform employee experiences. David’s passion for bringing more humanity, connection, and fulfillment into the workplace and his track record for building high performance cultures will be invaluable to us at this point in our growth journey as we focus on scaling Loupe for teams and making the case for employee development as a top business priority.

Here’s what David recently told us about the role feedback has played in his career and why he’s excited about what we’re building at Loupe:

We’re honored that you’ve committed your energy and expertise to supporting Loupe’s growth. What is it about our product that first caught your attention? And what sealed the deal?

When I evaluate teams to work with, there are three important criteria that I consider. First, is there a real problem to solve here — what’s the opportunity in the market — and is the product solving it in an interesting and compelling way.  The second is all about the founders, the team and the community around them.  The passion and experience they bring to building the solution is really important to me.  Last, I want to make sure I can really be helpful as an advisor — I like to understand what unique value I bring to the table and know that I’ll have a chance to exercise it.  Loupe for sure passed my ‘litmus test’ on all three of these and more! 

What role has developmental feedback played in your personal and professional success?

There is no question in my mind that candid feedback has been one of the most important drivers of my success. Getting feedback on how other people have experienced me, and comparing that feedback to my intentions and aspirations helped me identity critical growth areas to focus on.  Feedback has made me a better operator, manager, leader, strategist — and everything in between.  I ask for feedback all the time and embrace it with a mindset of gratitude and appreciation.  

What are the business outcomes you’ve observed when feedback is done right?

Feedback done right is a powerful enabler of business results.  It helps to align on expectations, highlight to people both their strengths (and reminds them to keep doing those things) as well as opportunities to get better.  As someone who led the performance management strategy for Goldman for much of my career, I’ve seen the power of feedback amplified for 40K+ employees and the transformative power it has on the business when properly executed. 

Now that you’ve had a chance to use Loupe for yourself and deploy a Loupe feedback survey, what excites you most about the impact it can have on people and teams?

Getting feedback is one thing, but getting thoughtful, actionable and candid feedback is another.  All the conditions have to be right for people to receive feedback that’s actually helpful.  Loupe has cracked the code of enabling growth and development through feedback. The innovative, science based approach is a real game changer in unlocking employee performance. I’m excited that Loupe provides a compelling new way for companies to help their people develop and perform.