Lo 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.