In order to carry out the performance evaluation, a series of tools are necessary to show the potential of the company's staff. The 9-box talent matrix is one of the most used tools, since thanks to it you can find out the level of development of employees, their effectiveness and performance, and the level of future growth.
What is?
This tool is used to evaluate the talent development of a company's workforce. It consists of a matrix divided into three by three blocks. There are nine cells where employees are located based on their level of development in the axes of performance or performance and potential. Each of the axes is divided into three different categories; low, medium and high.
Once applied, you can see the employees who may be key to the company. They tend to be characterized by their potential to fill positions of greater responsibility, and by high performance when it comes to meeting their objectives.
Each of the employees will be assigned a block according to the parameters that we have mentioned before. In this way, the company will be able to obtain a visual map with which it can ensure compliance with each of the development needs of each employee.
Contra benefits with a talent matrix 9 boxes
Among its main advantages are:
- Being able to analyze each of the employees in detail.
- Improves Employer Branding, since the needs of each employee are known and met.
- Provides strategic value to the HR department and talent management.
- Improves communication between employees and their subordinates.
- Know what employees need to boost their development. In this way, it will be possible to know in detail who needs a development plan that helps their performance.
- Facilitates promotions by knowing the performance of each of the workers.
- It will be possible to know the progress that each one of the workers has, since it does not mean that they will always remain in the same group, so some will advance and others will go backwards.
Results of the 9-box matrix
High Potential – High Performance
In this cell we can see the employees who stand out the most. We could say that they are the future business leadership, great references, people in full growth, with great capabilities.
Despite still needing time to finish developing positions of high responsibility, they are promising, so they will need follow-up.
High Potential – Medium Performance
The employees who are in this group have leadership attitudes, so they would have no problem leading a work group. They still need to develop certain skills to have a higher job performance and greater responsibilities.
High Potential – Low Performance
Within this group we find employees who have great growth potential, but the performance they show is poor, so it is vitally important to know why. The most common reasons for these cases are employees who are not motivated, their job is not the right one or simply that they do not fit with the company's values.
With time and preparation, they will be able to perform high-ranking positions and great responsibilities.
Medium Potential – High Performance
This group refers to a type of worker profile with great performance and an important part in the projects in which they collaborate. They are a key piece when it comes to achieving the objectives set, but they do not show qualities in leadership jobs.
Medium Potential – Medium Performance
The workers who are in this group have a promising future. They are in the average, and most of the employees belong to it, since their potential and performance are balanced.
Medium Potential – Low Performance
These workers have the potential to grow but do not have adequate performance. In order to improve, they may require a training plan, job change or elements and/or actions that encourage their motivation.
Low Potential – High Performance
They are workers with extensive experience but do not show interest or have the ability to be a leader. It is a type of profile that perhaps, if they change jobs, their performance will drop considerably.
Despite not having great potential, they are very efficient workers with great effort capacities that are very useful in any of the projects they work on. Their motivation must be maintained so that their performance does not fall.
Low Potential – Medium Performance
This type of workers meet the expectations that their job requires, so their performance is adequate. However, there are no qualities that can be developed to occupy leadership roles.
The reasons why these values can be given would be for example; a new employee who has not yet gotten used to his job, so he needs time and training. Or perhaps a worker who has been in the company for a long time but who, due to lack of motivation or external factors, has taken a downturn.
Low Potential – Low Performance
Compared to the average, this worker profile shows low potential and performance. It may be that you do not identify with the company in terms of values and philosophy, or perhaps your work is not up to the task. Care must be taken with this type of profiles. Interviews should be held with them, create feedback to see what they think, and urgently propose a training plan together with the worker.
