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Employee Full Name: KPI - Q1 23 Achieved? Link
Seniority: Senior
Culture Grade Underperformer
Deliverables Grade Above the Bar
Skills Grade Underperformer
Overall Grade Underperformer
Space for Feedback
Your Score Talent Bar Strengths
Dream Team Basic Intermediate 1
Culture Push the Limits Basic Basic 2
Get It Done Intermediate Intermediate 3
Deliverables Score Advanced Intermediate Improvement Areas
Problem Solving Intermediate Advanced 1
Skills Lifecycle Management Intermediate Intermediate 2
Product Sense Intermediate Intermediate 3

Score Description Yes/No Examples

POOR Close minded and defensive No
POOR Obviously political in behaviour No
POOR Emotional to direct feedback No
POOR Low talent bar No
BASIC An open-minded, calm approach to harsh feedback Yes
BASIC Respectfully delivers candid feedback in a non-personal way No
BASIC Does not play politics, puts company interests ahead of their own Yes
INTERMEDIATE Driver, not a passenger - initiates, leads, motivates others Yes
Dream Team INTERMEDIATE Establishes an emotional connection early to maximise performance Yes I did X
INTERMEDIATE Tough coach: hires, keeps and develops only the best talent Yes I didn't do Z
ADVANCED Able to identify culture fit in current and potential employees Yes
ADVANCED Knows in great detail strengths and weaknesses of their A-players No
ADVANCED Attracts and retains only A-players, puts them in the right position to win Yes
ADVANCED Successfully bets on people with exceptional return-on-investment Yes
EXCEPTIONAL A mastermind of people, re-defines industries and expectations
EXPERT Has scientific approach to building a perfect team
EXPERT Able to identify and attract transformational hires to the company Your Grade: Basic
POOR Not driven by numbers or data No
POOR No structured approach No
POOR Picks the easy option when challenged No
POOR Relatively modest ambitions No
Culture POOR Weak logic, fantastical/utopian thinking patterns, mis-statements, exaggerations No
BASIC Ambitious: pushes themselves, pushes others Yes
(based on BASIC Learns voraciously, obsessed with self-improvement Yes
QuantumLight's BASIC Strives for excellence: holds a high talent bar, a high-quality bar Yes
own values) BASIC Raw smart and wise Yes
INTERMEDIATE Consistently innovates, iterating new approaches to problems Yes
Push The Limits
INTERMEDIATE Hyperlogical, challenges crowd thinking, is right a lot Yes
INTERMEDIATE Dives deep in complex areas and simplifies them
INTERMEDIATE Regularly contributes outside of core responsibilities
ADVANCED Great with both creative and logical thinking
ADVANCED Connects dots in multiple areas/industries/products
ADVANCED Can extract the essence from highly complex matters and explain it in plain English
ADVANCED Able to model complex reality through advanced methods
EXPERT Stellar track record of almost unbelievable achievements
EXPERT Relentlessly pushes themselves and others to become number one in the world
EXPERT Ability to see through chaotic complexity and identify patterns, principles and universal laws Your Grade: Basic
POOR Inconsistent track record of impactful deliverables No
POOR Average work ethics: rarely put in the additional effort when required No
POOR Lacks grit, backbone, tenacity, focus No
BASIC Ownership: delivers an impressive volume of impactful work Yes
BASIC Possesses grit, tenacity, focus and bias to action Yes
Get It Done
INTERMEDIATE Able to deliver complex projects Yes
INTERMEDIATE Excellent work ethic: works incredibly hard and goes the extra mile to deliver outstanding results Yes
ADVANCED Can break through walls and achieve almost impossible goals Yes
ADVANCED Strategic approach - is able to create an innovative strategy to implement the business vision
EXCEPTIONAL Almost unbelievable ability to get things done with almost zero resources Your Grade: Intermediate

POOR Delivers standard tasks, done many times before within the organisation No
BASIC Delivers a mix of standard and non-standard tasks Yes
Complexity INTERMEDIATE Delivers non-standard tasks, with few comparisons available within the organisation Yes
ADVANCED Delivers highly complex tasks, with no / rare precedents Yes
EXCEPTIONAL Delivers exceptionally difficult and complex tasks requiring inventions of new methods Yes

POOR The quality is unacceptably low No

BASIC Tasks are delivered to an acceptable standard, sometimes require several iterations before completion Yes
Deliverables Quality INTERMEDIATE Tasks are delivered to a high standard, typically require only 1 iteration Yes
ADVANCED Tasks are always delivered to high standard, and require no iterations Yes
EXCEPTIONAL Able to create a vision for the business, translate into actionable plan and build a machine to execute. No

POOR Usually delivers tasks late, misses important deadlines No

BASIC Usually completes tasks on time, rarely misses deadlines Yes
Speed INTERMEDIATE Always meets deadlines, often beats them Yes
ADVANCED Delivers very fast, habitually beats deadlines No
EXCEPTIONAL Self-guided missile - finds important targets, executes with exceptional standard beating deadlines by huge margins
No Your Grade: Advanced

POOR Demonstrates unstructured probelm-solving, fails to identify root causes or address basic symptoms No
BASIC Shows common sense by recognizing false statements or assumptions Yes
BASIC Can break down simple problems based on data and resolve them Yes
INTERMEDIATE Identifies errors in seemingly correct statements or assumptions by applying critical thinking Yes
Problem Solving
INTERMEDIATE Delves into complex problems until reaching a deep understanding Yes I did X
ADVANCED Can synthesize a solution and connect issues that might not seem relevant at first Yes
ADVANCED Approaches problem solving in an innovative way No
EXCEPTIONAL Engages in abstract thinking and can solve challenging problems by applying various advanced scientific methods Your Grade: Intermediate

POOR Demonstrates limited understanding of the product development lifecycle No

BASIC Is familiar with the stages of product development lifecycle Yes
BASIC Can follow a process and ensures consistency through each stage Yes
BASIC Can collaborate with various teams across the organization involved in the product development process Yes
INTERMEDIATE Can translate user needs into actionable product features and specifications Yes
Lifecycle INTERMEDIATE Can use Agile or Lean methodologies for product development Yes
Management INTERMEDIATE Plans and executes quality assurance, to maintain high-quality standards Yes
ADVANCED Takes a leading role in shaping product strategy and roadmap and takes into consideration market trends and business goals
ADVANCED Demonstrates proficiency in product design and UX/UI principles, collaborating with design teams for intuitive interfaces
ADVANCED Is experienced in launching new products and developing go-to-market strategies, including marketing, pricing, etc. and ensures successful roll-outs
EXCEPTIONAL Demonstrates strategic approach to product planning that position products for long-term success
EXPERT Innovates in the product development lifecycle, staying updated with trends and technology Your Grade: Intermediate
Skills POOR Lacks market awareness and cannot conduct basic market research No
POOR Unable to prioritize No
POOR Neglects to review technical specs No
BASIC Can write user stories with clear acceptance criteria Yes
BASIC Can conduct market analysis in order to enhance features Yes
BASIC Uses performance and risk metrics to monitor new releases systematically Yes
BASIC Can do basic technical review and ask questions Yes
BASIC Prioritizes changes to optimize KPIs Yes
INTERMEDIATE Defines new products end-to-end and validates ideas through testing Yes
INTERMEDIATE Conducts systematic market research to identify gaps in product features Yes
Product Sense INTERMEDIATE Conducts detailed review of technical specs and understands different algorithms and how they can be used forYes
problem solving
INTERMEDIATE Develops and tracks the appropriate metrics to inform decision making Yes
INTERMEDIATE Can prioritize based on business impact, using data to assess it Yes
ADVANCED Ensures high-quality work by consistently applying clear frameworks Yes
ADVANCED Can successfully position new products within the competitive landscape No
ADVANCED Manages multiples competing objectives in an effective way
ADVANCED Develops performance metrics to incentivize entire departments
ADVANCED Defines technical requirements and ensures solution delivery meets expectations through thorough reviews
EXCEPTIONAL Leads platform-level design and displays innovative thinking
EXPERT Has engineering level understanding of the solution
EXPERT Sets new industry standards and drives trends Your Grade: Intermediate