Free 9-Box Grid Worksheet (PDF)
A one-page 9-box worksheet for talent reviews: the grid, explicit criteria for both axes, and the calibration questions that make the meeting worth having.
What's inside
- The 3×3 grid, print-ready, with room for names in every cell
- Axis criteria: what counts as evidence for performance and for potential
- Placement prompts that keep 'potential' from drifting into polish
- Calibration questions to run when two leaders disagree on a placement
The 9-box grid earns its keep in the argument it starts, not the boxes it fills. This worksheet is built for that argument: both axes come with explicit criteria so the room debates evidence instead of impressions, and the calibration prompts give the disagreements somewhere productive to go.
Print one per attendee, fill it before the meeting, and compare placements live. Where the sheets disagree is exactly where the meeting should spend its time.
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