Professional Documents
Culture Documents
9 Box Grid
9 Box Grid
In succession planning, the starting point is assessing talented individuals to determine if they have
the performance and potential to step into leadership roles. There are three characteristics that enable
an individual to have high potential—ambition, ability, and commitment. When you plot your talented
individuals in the 9-box grid according to both their performance and their potential, you can identify the
development actions needed to prepare them to move into new roles. Those individuals placed in the
High Potential and Exceeds Expectations box in the top right are most likely those you will select to be
successors, or next in line for higher-level roles. Note the actions to take for each category of individual.
Potential