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9-box talent grid — Matrix

3×3 performance × potential talent grid — the GE/McKinsey HR review tool used to plan promotions, succession, and performance management.

Type Matrix / quadrantStandard 2×2 / N×M quadrant conventionEngine schematex-matrixUpdated 5/26/2026
9-box talent grid
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The scenario

A VP of People runs the half-year talent review with eng managers. Each direct report lands in one of nine cells based on **performance** (the x-axis: how they're doing today) and **potential** (the y-axis: how much room they have to grow). The three top-row cells are the succession bench. The three bottom-row cells are the performance-management agenda. The middle row is the steady-state core that holds the org together.

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