A ‘nine-box grid’ is a matrix tool used to evaluate and plot a company’s talent pool based on two factors, which most commonly are performance and potential. Typically on the horizontal axis is ‘performance’ measured by performance reviews. On the vertical axis is ‘potential’ referring to an individual’s potential to grow one or more levels in a managerial or professional capacity. Nine-box grids are actively used during the talent review process. During this process, a group of managers/leaders work together to manually place individuals on the X and Y axis to help identify the highest potential individuals, who needs development, and who needs coaching on performance improvement.