TLDR Founders · STRATEGIES & TACTICS

HOW TO IDENTIFY AND INVEST IN TOP TALENT

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Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

When you double team size, employee performance becomes harder to track. Two frameworks can help: the 9-box model plots employees on performance vs potential grids, while stack ranking forces leaders to rank everyone from top to bottom. Both create uncomfortable but necessary conversations about who deserves investment, coaching, or exit plans.